In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
LECTIN
lectin
(noun) any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lectin (plural lectins)
(protein) Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.
Hyponyms: phasin, phytohemagglutinin
Anagrams
• client, lentic
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INSULATION
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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