The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
THERMOTAXES
Noun
thermotaxes
plural of thermotaxis
Source: Wiktionary
THERMOTAXIS
Ther`mo*tax"is, n. [NL.; thermo-+ Gr. an arranging.] (Physiol.) (a) The property possessed by protoplasm of moving under the influence of heat. (b) Determination of the direction of locomotion by heat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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