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.
GEYSERITE
Etymology
Noun
geyserite (plural geyserites)
(mineral) A type of stone, a mixture of quartz and opal deposited by a geyser as it precipitates out of the boiling water.
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Source: Wiktionary
Gey"ser*ite, n. Etym: [From Geyser.] (Min.)
Definition: A loose hydrated form of silica, a variety of opal, deposited in concretionary cauliflowerlike masses, around some hot springs and geysers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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