The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
FERROUS
ferric, ferrous
(adjective) of or relating to or containing iron
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ferrous (comparative more ferrous, superlative most ferrous)
Of or containing iron.
(chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 2.
Antonyms
• nonferrous
Anagrams
• for sure, furores
Source: Wiktionary
Fer"rous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. ferreux. See Ferreous.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, iron; -- especially used of compounds of iron in which the iron has its lower valence; as, ferrous sulphate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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