The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PARACRINE
Etymology
Adjective
paracrine (not comparable)
Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream
Synonyms
• paracrinal
Anagrams
• preacinar
Source: Wiktionary
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OBLIGATE
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
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