In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
AZOLEIC
Az`o*le"ic, a. Etym: [Azo- + oleic.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric acid. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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