In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BOSON
boson
(noun) any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
boson (plural bosons)
(particle) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion.
Etymology 2
Noun
boson (plural bosons)
(obsolete) A boatswain.
Anagrams
• Bonos, Bosno-, NOBOs, boons, noobs
Source: Wiktionary
Bo"son, n.
Definition: See Boatswain. [Obs.] Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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