The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CONIINE
Etymology
Noun
coniine (usually uncountable, plural coniines)
(organic compound) A poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock and the yellow pitcher plant; it is a neurotoxin which disrupts the peripheral nervous system.
Synonyms: coneine, conia, conicine, conine
Source: Wiktionary
Co*ni"ine ( or , n.
Definition: See Conine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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