There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
HEXOSE
hexose
(noun) a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hexose (plural hexoses)
(carbohydrate) A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.
Hypernyms
• monosaccharide
Hyponyms
• ketohexose
psicose
fructose
sorbose
tagatose
• aldohexose
allose
altrose
glucose
mannose
gulose
idose
galactose
talose
• fucose
• fuculose
• rhamnose
Source: Wiktionary
Hex"ose, n. [Hexa- + -ose.] (Chem.)
Definition: Any member of a group of sugars containing six carbon atoms in the molecule. Some are widely distributed in nature, esp. in ripe fruits.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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