In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OXALINE
Ox"a*line, n. Etym: [Glyoxal + -ine.] (Chem.)
Definition: See Glyoxaline.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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