In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
VITELLINE
Etymology
Adjective
vitelline (comparative more vitelline, superlative most vitelline)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the yolk of an egg.
Noun
vitelline (plural vitellines)
(anatomy) A terminal branch of any of the main arteries connecting the aorta to the yolk sac.
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*tel"line, a. Etym: [L. vitellus the yolk of an egg.] (Biol.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the yolk of eggs; as, the vitelline membrane, a smooth, transparent membrane surrounding the vitellus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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