There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
HEMINS
Noun
hemins
plural of hemin
Anagrams
• Shimen, hems in, inmesh
Source: Wiktionary
HEMIN
He"min, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic, prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong acetic acid and common salt; -- called also Teichmann's crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of hematin.
Note: The obtaining of these small crystals, from old blood clots or suspected blood stains, constitutes one of the best evidences of the presence of blood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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