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.
EXPURGATORY
Adjective
expurgatory (not comparable)
Serving to expurgate.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*pur"ga*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. expurgatoire.]
Definition: Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying. "Expurgatory animadversions." Sir T. Browne. Expurgatory Index. See Index Expurgatorius, under Index.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”
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