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.
VALINE
valine
(noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
valine (countable and uncountable, plural valines)
(amino acid, organic compound) An essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins.
Synonyms
• Val
Anagrams
• Lavine, alevin, alvine, leavin', veinal, venial, vineal
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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