QUARTERLIGHT

quarterlight

(noun) car window consisting of a small pivoted glass vent in the door of a car

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quarterlight (plural quarterlights)

A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent

Source: Wiktionary



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5 July 2024

FENESTRATION

(noun) surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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