BENZOAPYRENE

Noun

benzoapyrene (countable and uncountable, plural benzoapyrenes)

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperatures, found in grilled meats, tobacco smoke, etc.

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Word of the Day

8 October 2024

HEMLOCK

(noun) poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; “Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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