You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
tritons
plural of triton
• Triston, intorts
Source: Wiktionary
Tri"ton, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Gr. Myth.)
Definition: A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a trumpet made of a shell. Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea, Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn. Wordsworth.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell, and sea trumpet.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders. The common European species are Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and M. alpestris, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland. The most common species the United States is Diemyctylus viridescens. See Illust. under Salamander.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 May 2025
(adjective) (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; “a sharp photographic image”; “the sharp crack of a twig”; “the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot”
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.