COMEDOWN

comedown

(noun) decline to a lower status or level

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

comedown (plural comedowns)

A sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown

A calm, mellow period experienced after the initial high from taking drugs

Anagrams

• downcome

Source: Wiktionary


Come"down`, n.

Definition: A downfall; an humillation. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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POLYGENIC

(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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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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