In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
LIPEMIA
lipemia, lipaemia, lipidemia, lipidaemia, lipoidemia, lipoidaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, hyperlipoidaemia
(noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lipemia (countable and uncountable, plural lipemias)
(medicine, pathology) An excess of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood.
Synonyms
• (medicine): hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia
Source: Wiktionary
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