OROGENESIS

Etymology

Noun

orogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural orogeneses)

(geology) The process of mountain formation by deformation of the Earth's crust.

Synonyms

• orogeny

Source: Wiktionary



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27 December 2024

OBLIGATE

(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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