In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SPHACELATING
Verb
sphacelating
present participle of sphacelate
Source: Wiktionary
SPHACELATE
Sphac"e*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sphacelated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sphacelating.] Etym: [NL. sphacelare, sphacelatum, mortify: cf. F. sphacéler. See Sphacelus.] (Med.)
Definition: To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to mortify.
Sphac"e*late, v. t. (Med.)
Definition: To affect with gangrene.
Sphac"e*late, Sphac"e*la`ted, a. (Med.)
Definition: Affected with gangrene; mortified.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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