In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
rutin (uncountable)
(biochemistry) A flavonoid, found in many plants, that is a glycoside of quercetin and rutinose.
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Ru"tin, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A glucoside resembling, but distinct from, quercitrin. Rutin is found in the leaves of the rue (Ruta graveolens) and other plants, and obtained as a bitter yellow crystalline substance which yields quercitin on decomposition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2024
(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.