The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
LIGAND
ligand
(noun) a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ligand (plural ligands)
(chemistry) An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.
(typography) A letter that orthography requires to be ligated with one or more other letters.
Anagrams
• lading
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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