There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
dilator, dilater
(noun) a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
dilator
(noun) a drug that causes dilation
dilator
(noun) a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dilator (plural dilators)
(anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate
(medicine) Any drug that causes such dilation
(medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity
• (that which causes dilation): dilatator, dilater
• Altidor, ortalid
Source: Wiktionary
Di*lat"or, n. Etym: [See Dilate.]
1. One who, or that which, widens or expands.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: A muscle that dilates any part.
3. (Med.)
Definition: An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2024
(noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; “a parade of strollers on the mall”; “a parade of witnesses”
There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.