In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FOMITE
fomite, vehicle
(noun) any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fomite (plural fomites)
(medicine) An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts.
Synonyms
• fomes (archaic)
Source: Wiktionary
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