In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CONTRAINDICANT
Etymology
Noun
contraindicant (plural contraindicants)
(medicine) A contraindication.
Source: Wiktionary
Con"tra*in"di*cant, n. (Med.)
Definition: Something, as a symptom, indicating that the usual mode of treatment is not to be followed. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUMMIT
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
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