Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
COBALTOUS
Etymology
Adjective
cobaltous (comparative more cobaltous, superlative most cobaltous)
(chemistry) Containing cobalt in oxidation state 2.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*balt"ous, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; -- said esp. of cobalt compounds in which the metal has its lower valence. Cobaltous chloride, a crystalline compound, CoCl2, of a pale rose color when hydrous, blue when dehydrated. Its solution is used for a sympathetic ink, the writing being nearly colorless when dried in the air, owing to absorbed moisture, and becoming bright blue when warmed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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