You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
DIFFRACTED
Verb
diffracted
simple past tense and past participle of diffract
Source: Wiktionary
DIFFRACT
Dif*fract", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diffracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Diffracting.] Etym: [L. diffractus, p. p. of diffringere to break in pieces; dif- = dis- + frangere to break. See Fracture.]
Definition: To break or separate into parts; to deflect, or decompose by deflection, a
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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