leukoma, leucoma
(noun) eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea
Source: WordNet® 3.1
leucoma (plural leucomas or leucomata)
(pathology) An opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye
• caulome
Source: Wiktionary
Leu*co"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A white opacity in the cornea of the eye; -- called also albugo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
