In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
AUXOTROPHY
Etymology
Noun
auxotrophy (usually uncountable, plural auxotrophies)
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
Coordinate terms
• prototrophy
Source: Wiktionary
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AGITATION
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
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