OCULINA

Oc`u*li"na, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. oculus the eye.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of tropical corals, usually branched, and having a very volid texture.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 May 2025

EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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