In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EMPYREUMA
Etymology
Noun
empyreuma (plural empyreumas or empyreumata)
(obsolete, chemistry) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels.
Source: Wiktionary
Em`py*reu"ma, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. empyreume. See Empyreal.] (Chem.)
Definition: The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
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