KEPHALINS

Noun

kephalins

plural of kephalin

Source: Wiktionary


KEPHALIN

Keph"a*lin, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)

Definition: One of a group of nitrogenous phosphorized principles, supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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