According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
EMBROCATION
liniment, embrocation
(noun) a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
embrocation (countable and uncountable, plural embrocations)
(obsolete) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc.
The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed.
Source: Wiktionary
Em`bro*ca"tion, n. Etym: [NL. embrocatio: cf. F. embrocation.] (Med.) (a) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc. (b) The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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