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.
CRYSTALLOID
Etymology
Noun
crystalloid (plural crystalloids)
(chemistry) Any substance that can be crystallized from solution
(botany) One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells.
Adjective
crystalloid (comparative more crystalloid, superlative most crystalloid)
Crystal-like; transparent like crystal, or shaped like a crystal.
Source: Wiktionary
Crys"tal*loid (krs"tal-loid), a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.]
Definition: Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.
Crys"tal*loid, n.
1. (Chem.)
Definition: A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; -- opposed to colloid.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells; -- called also protein crystal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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