There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
CRYSTALLIZE
crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize
(verb) cause to take on a definite and clear shape; “He tried to crystallize his thoughts”
crystallize, crystalize, crystalise, effloresce
(verb) assume crystalline form; become crystallized
crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise
(verb) cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; “crystallize minerals”
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
(verb) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; “Could you clarify these remarks?”; “Clear up the question of who is at fault”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
crystallize (third-person singular simple present crystallizes, present participle crystallizing, simple past and past participle crystallized)
(transitive, chemistry, physics) to make something form into crystals
(intransitive) to assume a crystalline form
(transitive) to give something a definite or precise form
(intransitive) to take a definite form
(transitive) to coat something with crystals, especially with sugar
Source: Wiktionary
Crys"tal*lize (krs"tal-lz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crystallized (-lzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crystallizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. cristalliser. See Crystal.]
Definition: To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.
Crys"tal*lize, v. i.
Definition: To be converted into a crystal; to take on a crystalline form, through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive attraction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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