In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OXALURIC
Ox`a*lur"ic, a. Etym: [Oxalyl + urea.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and obtained from parabanic acid as a white silky crystalline substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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