In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
VITRIOLIZATION
Etymology
Noun
vitriolization (countable and uncountable, plural vitriolizations)
(chemistry, archaic) The act of vitriolizing or the state of being vitriolized.
Synonyms
• vitriolation
Source: Wiktionary
Vit`ri*ol*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. vitriolisation.] (Old Chem.)
Definition: The act of vitriolizing, or the state of being vitriolized; vitriolation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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