The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PASTEURISATION
pasteurization, pasteurisation
(noun) partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pasteurisation (countable and uncountable, plural pasteurisations)
Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.
Source: Wiktionary
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SOUARI
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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