There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
CARBOXYLATE
carboxylate
(verb) treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
carboxylate (plural carboxylates)
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.
Verb
carboxylate (third-person singular simple present carboxylates, present participle carboxylating, simple past and past participle carboxylated)
(organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide
(organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid
Source: Wiktionary
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