You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
IMPLOSIONS
Noun
implosions
plural of implosion
Source: Wiktionary
IMPLOSION
Im*plo"sion, n. Etym: [Formed by substitution of pref. im- in for pref. ex- in explosion.]
1. A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.
2. (Phon.)
Definition: A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, §§159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany. H. Sweet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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