In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PSEUDOMORPHISM
Etymology
Noun
pseudomorphism (countable and uncountable, plural pseudomorphisms)
(crystallography) The state of having, or the property of taking, a crystalline form unlike that of the species.
Source: Wiktionary
Pseu`do*mor"phism, n. (Crystallog.)
Definition: The state of having, or the property of taking, a crystalline form unlike that which belongs to the species.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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