There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
EXCIPIENT
Etymology
Noun
excipient (plural excipients)
(pharmacy, pharmacology) An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.
An exceptor.
Adjective
excipient (comparative more excipient, superlative most excipient)
Taking an exception.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cip"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. excipients, -entis, p. pr. of exipere. See Except, v. t.]
Definition: Taking an exception.
Ex*cip"i*ent, n.
1. An exceptor. [R.]
2. (Med.)
Definition: An inert or slightly active substance used in preparing remedies as a vehicle or medium of administration for the medicinal agents. Chambers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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