The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OLFACTOMETER
Etymology
Noun
olfactometer (plural olfactometers)
A device used to measure the acuity of a person's sense of smell.
A device used to measure odour intensity, and concentrations of volatile organic compounds, by means of their smell.
Source: Wiktionary
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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