In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EPOXIDIZE
Etymology
Verb
epoxidize (third-person singular simple present epoxidizes, present participle epoxidizing, simple past and past participle epoxidized)
(organic chemistry, transitive) To react or treat with an epoxide.
Source: Wiktionary
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24 May 2025
EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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