“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
CANNIBALISE
cannibalize, cannibalise
(verb) use parts of something to repair something else
cannibalize, cannibalise
(verb) eat human flesh
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
cannibalise (third-person singular simple present cannibalises, present participle cannibalising, simple past and past participle cannibalised) (British spelling)
(transitive) To eat (parts of) another of one's own species.
(transitive) To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines.
(transitive, business) To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another.
Rework old material; rehash.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
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