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.
DEFERVESCENCE
defervescence
(noun) abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
defervescence (countable and uncountable, plural defervescences)
The departure or subsiding of a fever.
Source: Wiktionary
De`fer*ves"cence, De`fer*ves"cency, n. Etym: [L. defervescere to grow cool.]
1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness. A defervescency in holy actions. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Med.)
Definition: The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of defervescence in pneumonia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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