Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
EFFICACY
efficacy, efficaciousness
(noun) capacity or power to produce a desired effect; “concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
efficacy (usually uncountable, plural efficacies)
Ability to produce a desired effect under ideal testing conditions.
Degree of ability to produce a desired effect.
Synonyms
• efficacity
Source: Wiktionary
Ef"fi*ca*cy, n. Etym: [L. efficacia, fr. efficax. See Efficacious.]
Definition: Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer. "Of noxious efficacy." Milton.
Syn.
– Virtue; force; energy; potency; efficiency.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONSECRATION
(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”
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