In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CENTROMERE
centromere, kinetochore
(noun) a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; “the centromere is difficult to sequence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
centromere (plural centromeres)
(genetics) The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.
Source: Wiktionary
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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