SAPRAEMIA

sapremia, sapraemia

(noun) blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sapraemia (uncountable)

blood poisoning caused by the ingestion/absorption of toxins of putrefactive bacteria.

Source: Wiktionary



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15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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