beriberi
(noun) avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
beriberi (usually uncountable, plural beriberis)
(pathology) An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to lethargy and organ complications.
• endemic neuritis
• kakke
Source: Wiktionary
Be`ri*be"ri, n. Etym: [Singhalese beri weakness.]
Definition: An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great muscular debility, a painful rigidity of the limbs, and cachexy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
