The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
GALLEIN
Etymology
Noun
gallein (countable and uncountable, plural galleins)
(organic compound) A red crystalline dyestuff obtained by heating pyrogallic acid and phthalic acid together.
Anagrams
• Gallien, Langlie, Nigella, galline, liangle, nigella
Source: Wiktionary
Gal"le*ïn, n. Etym: [Pyrogallol + phthaleïn.] (Chem.)
Definition: A red crystalline dyestuff, obtained by heating together pyrogallic and phthalic acids.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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