Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
GLYCOL
diol, glycol, dihydric alcohol
(noun) any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
glycol (plural glycols)
(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic diol.
(organic compound) A thick, colourless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.
Source: Wiktionary
Gly"col, n. Etym: [Glycerin + -ol. See Glycerin.] (Chem.) (a) A thick, colorless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It is a diacid alcohol, intermediate between ordinary ethyl alcohol and glycerin. (b) Any one of the large class of diacid alcohols, of which glycol proper is the type.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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