In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OLEFIN
alkene, olefine, olefin
(noun) any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From olefiant, "oil-producing".
Noun
olefin (plural olefins)
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.
Anagrams
• no-life, on file
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SOUARI
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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