ENGLOBE

Etymology

Verb

englobe (third-person singular simple present englobes, present participle englobing, simple past and past participle englobed)

(transitive) To surround as if by a globe.

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively to describe the process of phagocytosis.

Anagrams

• legbone

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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