In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
STOVAIN
Sto"va*in, n. Also -ine. [Stove (a translation of the name of the discoverer, Fourneau + -in, -ine.] (Pharm.)
Definition: A substance, C14H22O2NCl, the hydrochloride of an amino compound containing benzol, used, in solution with strychnine, as a local anæsthetic, esp. by injection into the sheath of the spinal cord, producing anæsthesia below the point of introduction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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