The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HETEROCYST
Etymology
Noun
heterocyst (plural heterocysts)
Alternative form of heterocyte
Source: Wiktionary
Het"er*o*cyst, n. Etym: [Hetero- + cyst.] (Bot.)
Definition: A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algæ related to nostoc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYDRAULIC
(adjective) moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); “hydraulic erosion”; “hydraulic brakes”
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