The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
TAURINES
Noun
taurines
plural of taurine
Anagrams
• Neustria, austrine, instaure, resiaunt, ruinates, uranites, urinates
Source: Wiktionary
TAURINE
Tau"rine, a. Etym: [L. taurinus, fr. taurus a bull. See Taurus.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.
Tau"rine, n. Etym: [So named because it was discovered in the bile of the ox. See Taurus.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A body occurring in small quantity in the juices of muscle, in the lungs, and elsewhere, but especially in the bile, where it is found as a component part of taurocholic acid, from which it can be prepared by decomposition of the acid. It crystallizes in colorless, regular six-sided prisms, and is especially characterized by containing both nitrogen and sulphur, being chemically amido- isethionic acid, C
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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