There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
EXSICCATE
exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccate
(verb) lose water or moisture; “In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
exsiccate (third-person singular simple present exsiccates, present participle exsiccating, simple past and past participle exsiccated)
(transitive) To dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate.
Anagrams
• exiccates
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"sic*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exsiccated(); p. pr. & vb. n. Exsiccating.] Etym: [L. exsiccatus, p.p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry, siccus dry.]
Definition: To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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