In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MISFOLD
Etymology
Verb
misfold (third-person singular simple present misfolds, present participle misfolding, simple past and past participle misfolded)
(biochemistry) (of a protein or nucleic acid) To fold into an unusual or incorrect tertiary structure; misfolded proteins occur in various diseases, including amyloidoses and dementias, although the question of causation versus consequence is not yet definitively answered for dementias.
Noun
misfold (plural misfolds)
An incorrect or abnormal folding.
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(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
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