In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OXYMURIATIC
Ox`y*mu`ri*at"ic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + muriatic: cf. F. oxymuriatique.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and muriatic acid, that is, hydrochloric acid. [Archaic.] Oxymuriatic acid, chlorine, formerly so called on the supposition that it was a compound of oxygen and muriatic acid. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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