HORDEIC

Hor*de"ic, a. Etym: [L. hordeum barley.] (Chem.)

Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, barley; as, hordeic acid, an acid identical or isomeric with lauric acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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