In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
INTRON
intron, noncoding DNA
(noun) sequence of a eukaryotic gene’s DNA that is not translated into a protein
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
intron (plural introns)
(genetics) A portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing and rapidly degraded.
Coordinate terms
• exon
Source: Wiktionary
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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