In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
STILBESTEROL
DES, diethylstilbesterol, stilbesterol
(noun) synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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