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.
ROENTGEN
Roentgen, Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, Rontgen, Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen
(noun) German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923)
roentgen
(noun) a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
roentgen (plural roentgens)
Alternative form of röntgen
Proper noun
Roentgen
Alternative form of Röntgen
Source: Wiktionary
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