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serendipity

[ser′əndip′itē]

Etymology: Serendip, author Horace Walpole's mythic land of pleasant surprises

the act of accidental discovery. A number of important medications have been created through serendipity, such as the discovery of antidepressant activity in iproniazid, which was originally developed to treat tuberculosis.

serendipity

happy finding of an unexpected object or solution while searching for something else.

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