In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
incrassating
present participle of incrassate
Source: Wiktionary
In*cras"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrassated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incrassating.] Etym: [L. incrassatus, p. p. of incrassare; pref. in- in + crassus thick.]
Definition: To make thick or thicker; to thicken; especially, in pharmacy, to thicken (a liquid) by the mixture of another substance, or by evaporating the thinner parts. Acids dissolve or attenuate; alkalies precipitate or incrassate. Sir I. Newton. Liquors which time hath incrassated into jellies. Sir T. Browne.
In*cras"sate, v. i.
Definition: To become thick or thicker.
In*cras"sate, In*cras"sa*ted, a. Etym: [L. incrassatus, p. p.]
1. Made thick or thicker; thickened; inspissated.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Thickened; becoming thicker. Martyn.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Swelled out on some particular part, as the antennæ of certain insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.