The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HYPOTONIC
hypotonic
(adjective) (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
hypotonic
(adjective) (of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hypotonic (comparative more hypotonic, superlative most hypotonic)
(of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.
(medicine) Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue.
Antonyms
• hypertonic
Anagrams
• typhoonic
Source: Wiktionary
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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