In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PTERIN
Etymology
From Greek: πτερόν (pteron) = wing (because it was first found in butterfly wings).
Noun
pterin (countable and uncountable, plural pterins)
(organic compound) A ketonic amide derivative of pteridine responsible for some of the colouring in nature. It is also a component of folic acid.
Anagrams
• Petrin, Pinter, Pitner, e-print, nipter, pinter, pre-tin, pretin, reptin, terpin
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POOR
(adjective) characterized by or indicating poverty; “the country had a poor economy”; “they lived in the poor section of town”
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