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.
ACRIDNESS
acridity, acridness
(noun) the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
acridity, acridness
(noun) extreme bitterness; “the acridity of alkali”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
acridness (uncountable)
bitterness or acerbity
An acrid taste or smell.
Synonyms
• acridity
Source: Wiktionary
A*crid"i*ty, Ac"rid*ness n.
Definition: The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of a speech.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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