The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
HISTOLOGY
histology
(noun) the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
histology (countable and uncountable, plural histologies)
(biology) The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals.
Source: Wiktionary
His*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. "isto`s tissue + -logy.]
Definition: That branch of biological science, which treats of the minute (microscopic) structure of animal and vegetable tissues; -- called also histiology.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
Coffee Trivia
