DESATURATION

Etymology

Noun

desaturation (countable and uncountable, plural desaturations)

(chemistry) the conversion of a saturated compound to an unsaturated one by removing hydrogen or other atoms to form a double bond

(medical) a decrease in the level of oxygen saturation in a patient's haemoglobin

Source: Wiktionary



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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