The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CARCEL
Etymology
Named after the inventor of the Carcel lamp.
Noun
carcel (plural carcels)
(historical) A former unit to measure the intensity of light, approximately 9.74 candelas.
Anagrams
• CERCLA, cercal, recalc
Source: Wiktionary
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(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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