Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
HYDROPHANE
Etymology
Noun
hydrophane (countable and uncountable, plural hydrophanes)
(mineral) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy"dro*phane, n. Etym: [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. hydrophane.] (Min.)
Definition: A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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