CANALICULUS

canaliculus

(noun) a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

canaliculus (plural canaliculi)

(anatomy) Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants

Source: Wiktionary


Can`a*lic"u*lus, n.; pl. Canaliculi. Etym: [L.] (Anat.)

Definition: A minute canal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 February 2025

BREAK

(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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