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.
BASSORIN
Bas"so*rin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. bassorine.] (Chem.)
Definition: A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses. Ure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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