“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
CORIDINE
Co"ri*dine (k"r-dn; 104), n. Etym: [From L. cortium leather.]
Definition: A colorless or yellowish oil, C10H15N, of a leathery odor, occuring in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an organic base, homologous with pyridine. Also, one of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type. [Written also corindine.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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6 January 2025
PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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