There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
EUXENITE
Etymology
Noun
euxenite (countable and uncountable, plural euxenites)
(mineral) A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6.
Source: Wiktionary
Eux"e*nite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium, with some other metals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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