According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
COCCOLITH
Etymology 1
Noun
coccolith (plural coccoliths)
(biology) A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized
Etymology 2
Noun
coccolith (plural coccoliths)
(mineral) Alternative form of coccolite (“diopside”)
Source: Wiktionary
Coc"co*lith, n. Etym: [Gr. -lith.] (Biol.)
Definition: One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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