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.
BUTYRIN
butyrin
(noun) any of three glycerides of butyric acid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
butyrin (countable and uncountable, plural butyrins)
(organic compound) The triglyceride of butyric acid; the principal constituent of butterfat
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Bu"ty*rin, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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