Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
ABSCISE
abscise
(verb) remove or separate by abscission
abscise
(verb) shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
abscise (third-person singular simple present abscises, present participle abscising, simple past and past participle abscised)
(transitive) To cut off. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
(intransitive, botany) To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
Anagrams
• ecbasis, scabies
Source: Wiktionary
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INSULATION
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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