According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
HAEMACYANIN
Hæm`a*cy"a*nin, n. Etym: [Hæma- + Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color.
Note: When deprived of oxygen it is colorless, but becomes quickly blue in contact with oxygen, and is then generally called oxyhæmacyanin. A similar blue coloring matter has been detected in small quantity in the blood of other animals and in the bile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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