PYREXIA

fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness

(noun) a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pyrexia (countable and uncountable, plural pyrexias or pyrexiae)

(medicine) Fever. [from 18th c.]

(medicine) Trench fever.

Source: Wiktionary


Py*rex"i*a, n.; pl. Pyrexiæ. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: The febrile condition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SQUARE

(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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