The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
PATHOGENE
Noun
pathogene (plural pathogenes)
Dated form of pathogen.
Source: Wiktionary
Path"o*gene, n. Etym: [See Pathogenic.] (Biol.)
Definition: One of a class of virulent microörganisms or bacteria found in the tissues and fluids in infectious diseases, and supposed to be the cause of the disease; a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium;
– opposed to zymogene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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