MUCONIC

Mu*con"ic, a. Etym: [Mucic + itaconic.] (Chem.)

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid, obtained indirectly from mucic acid, and somewhat resembling itaconic acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUFFOCATION

(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”


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According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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