The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
NITRIDE
nitride
(noun) a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
nitride (plural nitrides)
(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3.
Verb
nitride (third-person singular simple present nitrides, present participle nitriding, simple past and past participle nitrided)
(transitive) To subject to the nitriding process.
Anagrams
• inditer, neritid
Source: Wiktionary
Ni"tride ( or ), n. Etym: [fromNitrogen.] (Chem.)
Definition: A binary compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical; as, boric nitride.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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