There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
ALKALESCENCE
Noun
alkalescence (usually uncountable, plural alkalescences)
A tendency to become alkaline.
The state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominate.
Source: Wiktionary
Al`ka*les`cence, Al`ka*les"cen*cy, n.
Definition: A tendency to become alkaline; or the state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominant. Ure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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