The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EXPLANT
Etymology
Noun
explant (plural explants)
(biology) Any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells.
Verb
explant (third-person singular simple present explants, present participle explanting, simple past and past participle explanted)
(medicine) To remove something, such as a medical device, that has been implanted.
Anagrams
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INSIGNIFICANTLY
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
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