SEBORRHEA

seborrhea

(noun) a condition in which overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

seborrhea (countable and uncountable, plural seborrheas)

(disease) A skin disorder causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.

Source: Wiktionary


Seb"or*rhe*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. sebum tallow + Gr. (Med.)

Definition: A morbidly increased discharge of sebaceous matter upon the skin; stearrhea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUMMIT

(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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