As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
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CALORIC
Ca*lor"ic, n. Etym: [L. calor heat; cf. F. calorique.] (Physics)
Definition: The principle of heat, or the agent to which the phenomena of heat and combustion were formerly ascribed; -- not now used in scientific nomenclature, but sometimes used as a general term for heat. Caloric expands all bodies. Henry.
Ca*lor"ic, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to caloric. Caloric engine, a kind of engine operated air.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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