As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
CANTHARIDIN
Noun
cantharidin (plural cantharidins)
(organic compound) A volatile organic compound in cantharis, or Spanish fly.
Source: Wiktionary
Can*thar"i*din, n. (Chem.)
Definition: The active principe of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in four-sided prisms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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