In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BASICITY
Etymology
Noun
basicity (countable and uncountable, plural basicities)
(uncountable) The condition of being basic
(countable, chemistry) The degree to which a substance is basic
(countable, chemistry) The number of replaceable hydrogen atoms in a molecule of an acid
Source: Wiktionary
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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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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