CHRYSOCHLORE

Chrys"o*chlore, n. Etym: [Gr. chrysochlore.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A South African mole of the genus Chrysochloris; the golden mole, the fur of which reflects brilliant metallic hues of green and gold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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9 October 2024

VOLATILE

(noun) a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; “it was heated to evaporate the volatiles”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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