In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EXCRETORY
excretory
(adjective) of or relating to the process of excretion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
excretory (not comparable)
Of, or relating to excretion.
Noun
excretory (plural excretories)
A duct that helps to receive and excrete matter.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cre"to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. excrétoire.]
Definition: Having the quality of excreting, or throwing off excrementitious matter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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