The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
BASIFY
alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify
(verb) turn basic and less acidic; “the solution alkalized”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
basify (third-person singular simple present basifies, present participle basifying, simple past and past participle basified)
(chemistry) To make more basic (less acidic)
Synonyms
• alkalify
Antonyms
• acidify
Source: Wiktionary
Ba"si*fy, v. t. Etym: [Base + -fy.] (Chem.)
Definition: To convert into a salifiable base.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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