In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BASICITIES
Noun
basicities
plural of basicity
Source: Wiktionary
BASICITY
Ba*sic"i*ty, n. (Chem.) (a) The quality or state of being a base. (b) The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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