You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
INTERPEL
In`ter*pel", v. t. Etym: [L. interpellare, interpellatum; inter between + pellare (in comp.), akin to pellere to drive: cf. F. interpeller. Cf. Interpellate.]
Definition: To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with. [Obs.] I am interpelled by many businesses. Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISKETTE
(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”
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