“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
FLAVONOID
flavonoid
(noun) any of a large class of plant pigments having a chemical structure based on or similar to flavone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
flavonoid (plural flavonoids)
(organic chemistry) Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties, and sometimes contribute to flavor.
Source: Wiktionary
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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