RECUMBENCE

Noun

recumbence (usually uncountable, plural recumbences)

The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being recumbent.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*cum"bence (r*km"bens), n.

Definition: The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being recumbent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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LININ

(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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