The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DIPLOIDS
Noun
diploids
plural of diploid
Source: Wiktionary
DIPLOID
Dip"loid, n. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Crystallog.)
Definition: A solid bounded by twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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