There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
DEFERVESCENCES
Noun
defervescences
plural of defervescence
Source: Wiktionary
DEFERVESCENCE
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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