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.
EXULCERATING
Verb
exulcerating
present participle of exulcerate
Source: Wiktionary
EXULCERATE
Ex*ul"cer*ate, v. t. & i. Etym: [L. exulceratus, p. p. of exulcerare to make sore; ex out + ulcerare. See Ulcerate.]
1. To ulcerate. [Obs.] "To exulcerate the lungs." Evelyn.
2. To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame. [Obs.] Minds exulcerated in themselves. Hooker.
Ex*ul"cer*ate, a. Etym: [L. exulceratus, p. p.]
Definition: Very sore; ulcerated. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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