In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CARNIC
Car"nic, a. [L. caro, carnis, flesh.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to flesh; specif. (Physiol. Chem.),
Definition: pertaining to or designating a hydroscopic monobasic acid, C10H15O5N3, obtained as a cleavage product from an acid of muscle tissue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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