You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
CINERARY
cinerary
(adjective) containing or used for ashes of the cremated dead; “a cinerary urn”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cinerary (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to, or containing ashes, especially those of a cremated person.
Source: Wiktionary
Cin"er*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. cinerarius, fr. cinis ashes.]
Definition: Pertaining to ashes; containing ashes. Cinerary urns, vessels used by the ancients to preserve the ashes of the dead when burned.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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