The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
RECOMBINATION
recombination
(noun) (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
recombination
(noun) (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
recombination (plural recombinations)
Combination a second or subsequent time.
(genetics) The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents
(chemistry) The reverse of dissociation
(astrophysics) The process by which the plasma of electrons and protons produced after the Big Bang condensed into hydrogen, or the epoch in which this process occurred.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*com`bi*na"tion (r*km`b*n"shn), n.
Definition: Combination a second or additional time.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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