quintics
plural of quintic
Source: Wiktionary
Quin"tic, a. Etym: [L. quintus fifth, fr. quinque five.] (Alg.)
Definition: Of the fifth degree or order.
– n. (Alg.)
Definition: A quantic of the fifth degree. See Quantic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 March 2025
(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
