There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
HALOGEN
halogen
(noun) any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
halogen (plural halogens)
(chemistry) Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal.
A light fixture in which the filament is surrounded by an atmosphere of a halogen gas,
Source: Wiktionary
Hal"o*gen, n. Etym: [Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, salt + -gen: cf. F. halogène.] (Chem.)
Definition: An electro-negative element or radical, which, by combination with a metal, forms a haloid salt; especially, chlorine, bromine, and iodine; sometimes, also, fluorine and cyanogen. See Chlorine family, under Chlorine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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