In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SEPTICS
Noun
Septics
plural of Septic
Anagrams
• cess-pit, cesspit, specist
Noun
septics
plural of septic
Anagrams
• cess-pit, cesspit, specist
Source: Wiktionary
SEPTIC
Sep"tic, a. Etym: [Septi- + -ic.] (Math.)
Definition: Of the seventh degree or order.
– n. (Alg.)
Definition: A quantic of the seventh degree.
Sep"tic, Sep"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. septicus, Gr. septique.]
Definition: Having power to promote putrefaction.
Sep"tic, n.
Definition: A substance that promotes putrefaction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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