The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GELLY
gelignite, gelly
(noun) a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
gelly (countable and uncountable, plural gellies)
Obsolete form of jelly.
Source: Wiktionary
Gel"ly, n.
Definition: Jelly. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ALBUTEROL
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