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.
PHLORIZIN
Etymology
Noun
phlorizin (uncountable)
(organic compound) A glucoside of phloretin, phloretin-2'-β-D-glucopyranoside, found in unripe apples.
Synonyms
• isosalipurposide
Source: Wiktionary
Phlor"i*zin, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Definition: A bitter white crystalline glucoside extracted from the root bark of the apple, pear, cherry, plum, etc. [Formerly also written phloridzin.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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