In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
cryolite, Greenland spar
(noun) a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cryolite (countable and uncountable, plural cryolites)
(mineral) The mineral sodium aluminium fluoride (Na3AlF6).
• Creolity, creolity
Source: Wiktionary
Cry"o*lite (kr"-lt), n. Etym: [Gr. -lite: cf. F. cryolithe.] (Min.)
Definition: A fluoride of sodium and aluminum, found in Greenland, in white cleavable masses; -- used as a source of soda and alumina.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.