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.
CATHARTIC
cathartic, evacuant, purgative
(adjective) strongly laxative
cathartic, releasing
(adjective) emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
cathartic, psychotherapeutic
(adjective) emotionally purging
purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient
(noun) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cathartic (comparative more cathartic, superlative most cathartic)
Purgative; inducing (mental or physical) catharsis
That releases emotional tension, especially after an overwhelming experience
Noun
cathartic (plural cathartics)
(medicine) A laxative.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*thar"tic, Ca*thar"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. chaste.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative.
2. Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid.
Ca*thar"tic, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity.
Note: The cathartics are more energetic and certain in action that the laxatives, which simply increase the tendency to alvine evacuation; and less powerful and irritaint that the drastic purges, which cause profuse, repeated, and watery evacuations.
– Ca*thar"tic*al*ly, adv.
– Ca*thar"tic*al*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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