INDOGEN

In"do*gen, n. Etym: [Indigo + -gen.] (Chem.)

Definition: A complex, nitrogenous radical, C8H5NO, regarded as the essential nucleus of indigo.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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