In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
GRANITOIDS
Noun
granitoids
plural of granitoid
Source: Wiktionary
GRANITOID
Gran"i*toid, a. Etym: [Granite + -oid: cf. F. granitoĂŻde.]
Definition: Resembling granite in granular appearance; as, granitoid gneiss; a granitoid pavement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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