In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
LEUCIC
Leu"cic, Leu*cin"ic, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from leucin, and called also oxycaproic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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