GAYLUSSITE

Gay"lus*site`, n. Etym: [Named after Gay-Lussac, the French chemist.] (Min.)

Definition: A yellowish white, translucent mineral, consisting of the carbonates of lime and soda, with water.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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21 May 2024

FUDGE

(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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