PHARMING

Etymology 1

from pharmaceutical + farming

Noun

pharming (uncountable)

The use of genetic engineering to alter an animal or plant in order to make it produce a pharmaceutical or similar product

Synonyms

• biofarming, biopharming

Etymology 2

By extension, from phishing

Noun

pharming (uncountable)

(computing) The redirection of traffic for one website to another, with intent to deceive

Source: Wiktionary



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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