In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MERCAPTOPURINE
mercaptopurine, Purinethol
(noun) a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
mercaptopurine (countable and uncountable, plural mercaptopurines)
A particular oral drug used in the treatment of cancer.
Synonyms
• 6-mercaptopurine
Source: Wiktionary
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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