In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DISCORPORATE
discorporate, unembodied, bodiless, unbodied, disembodied
(adjective) not having a material body; “bodiless ghosts”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
discorporate (third-person singular simple present discorporates, present participle discorporating, simple past and past participle discorporated)
(intransitive) to leave one's physical body, such as through metaphysical or drug-induced means
Adjective
discorporate (comparative more discorporate, superlative most discorporate)
Having no material body
Not being a member of a corporate body
Anagrams
• corporatised
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cor"po*rate, a.
Definition: Deprived of the privileges or form of a body corporate. [Obs.] Jas. II.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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