The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PHOTOCATHODE
photocathode
(noun) a cathode that emits electrons when illuminated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
photocathode (plural photocathodes)
(physics) A cathode that emits electrons when exposed to light.
Source: Wiktionary
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HEMLOCK
(noun) poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; “Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock”
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