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.
CALAMINE
hemimorphite, calamine
(noun) a white mineral; a common ore of zinc
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
calamine (usually uncountable, plural calamines)
A pale pink powdered form of zinc oxide used in skin lotions.
(mineral) The zinc silicate mineral hemimorphite.
Verb
calamine (third-person singular simple present calamines, present participle calamining, simple past and past participle calamined)
(transitive) To coat or treat with calamine.
Anagrams
• analcime, camelina
Source: Wiktionary
Cal"a*mine, n. Etym: [F. calamine, LL. calamina, fr. L. Cabmia. See Cadmia.] (min.)
Definition: A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc.
Note: The name was formerly applied to both the carbonate and silicate of zinc each of which is valuabic as an ore; but it is now usually restricted to the latter, the former being called smithsonite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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