GONOCOCCI

GONOCOCCUS

gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae

(noun) the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

gonococci

plural of gonococcus

Source: Wiktionary


GONOCOCCUS

Gon`o*coc"cus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. coccus.] (Med.)

Definition: A vegetable microörganism of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in the secretion in gonorrhea. It is believed by some to constitute the cause of this disease.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FRISK

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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