PARVO

parvovirus, parvo

(noun) any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

parvo (uncountable)

(informal) parvovirus

Anagrams

• vapor

Source: Wiktionary



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12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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

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