In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
NEUROKERATIN
Neu`ro*ker"a*tin, n. Etym: [Neuro- + keratin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A substance, resembling keratin, present in nerve tissue, as in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibers. Like keratin it resists the action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and tyrosin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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