The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OCCLUDED
occluded, sorbed
(adjective) (of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance; “the sorbed oil mass”; “large volumes of occluded hydrogen in palladium”
occluded
(adjective) closed off; “an occluded artery”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
occluded
simple past tense and past participle of occlude
Adjective
occluded
closed or obstructed
(meteorology) (of air) forced upwards by colder, denser air
Source: Wiktionary
OCCLUDE
Oc*clude", v. t. Etym: [L. occludere, occlusum; ob (see Ob-) + claudere to shut.]
1. To shut up; to close. Sir T. Browne.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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