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.
GASEOUS
gaseous
(adjective) existing as or having characteristics of a gas; “steam is water is the gaseous state”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
gaseous (comparative more gaseous, superlative most gaseous)
Relating to, or existing as, gas.
Of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy.
Tenuous or indefinite.
Source: Wiktionary
Gas"e*ous ( or ; 277), a. Etym: [From Gas. Cf. F. gazeux.]
1. In the form, or of the nature, of gas, or of an aëriform fluid.
2. Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous. "Unconnected, gaseous information." Sir J. Stephen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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