The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
DISSOLVENT
solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent
(noun) a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; “the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dissolvent (comparative more dissolvent, superlative most dissolvent)
Capable of dissolution into a fluid.
Having power to dissolve a solid body.
Synonyms
• solvent
Noun
dissolvent (plural dissolvents)
A substance which can dissolve or be dissolved into a liquid.
Synonym: solvent
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*solv"ent, a. Etym: [L. dissolvens, -entis, p. pr. of dissolvere.]
Definition: Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as, the dissolvent juices of the stomach. Ray.
Dis*solv"ent, n.
1. That which has the power of dissolving or melting other substances, esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a solvent. Melted in the crucible dissolvents. A. Smith. The secret treaty of December acted as an immediate dissolvent to the truce. Mothley.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
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