GD

gadolinium, Gd, atomic number

(noun) a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group

soman, GD

(noun) a nerve agent easily absorbed into the body; a lethal cholinesterase inhibitor that is highly toxic when inhaled

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

19 March 2024

BENEFICENT

(adjective) generous in assistance to the poor; “a benevolent contributor”; “eleemosynary relief”; “philanthropic contributions”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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