Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
ANISOTROPIC
anisotropic
(adjective) not invariant with respect to direction; “anisotropic crystals”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
anisotropic (comparative more anisotropic, superlative most anisotropic)
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
Antonyms
• isotropic
Source: Wiktionary
An"i*so*trope`, An`i*so*trop"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physics)
Definition: Not isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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