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.
DEMINERALISE
demineralize, demineralise
(verb) remove the minerals or salts from; “demineralize water”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
demineralise (third-person singular simple present demineralises, present participle demineralising, simple past and past participle demineralised)
Non-Oxford standard spelling of demineralize.
Source: Wiktionary
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PRESCRIPTIVE
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
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