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.
CHLORAL
Etymology
Contracted from chlor(ine) and al(cohol).
Noun
chloral (usually uncountable, plural chlorals)
A colourless narcotic liquid, trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl3CHO, obtained at first by the action of chlorine on alcohol and that, when treated with water, produces chloral hydrate.
Source: Wiktionary
Chlo"ral, n. Etym: [Chlorine + alcohol.]
1. (Chem.)
Definition: A colorless oily liquid, CCl3.CHO, of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Chloral hydrate. Chloral hydrate, a white crystalline substance, obtained by treating chloral with water. It produces sleep when taken internally or hypodermically; -- called also chloral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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