The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
PORPHYRIA
porphyria
(noun) a genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion
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Etymology
Noun
porphyria (plural porphyrias)
(pathology) Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine.
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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