Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
ETIOLIN
Etymology
Noun
etiolin (usually uncountable, plural etiolins)
(biochemistry, now, rare) A yellow pigment in plants grown without sufficient light; a precursor of chlorophyll.
Source: Wiktionary
E"ti*o*lin, n. Etym: [See Etiolate.] (Bot.)
Definition: A yellowish coloring matter found in plants grown in darkness, which is supposed to be an antecedent condition of chlorophyll. Encyc. Brit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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