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.
INTACT
integral, entire, intact
(adjective) constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; “a local motion keepeth bodies integral”- Bacon; “was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime”; “fought to keep the union intact”
intact
(adjective) undamaged in any way; “the vase remained intact despite rough handling”
intact, inviolate
(adjective) (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; “she was intact, virginal”
entire, intact
(adjective) (used of domestic animals) sexually competent; “an entire horse”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
intact (not comparable)
Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged
Of animals, not castrated: an intact bull.
Uncircumcised; commonly used to describe a penis with a foreskin in intactivism.
Synonyms
• (uncircumcised): see also uncircumcised.
Source: Wiktionary
In*tact", a. Etym: [L. intactus; pref. in- not + tactus, p. p. of tangere to touch: cf. F. intact. See In- not, and Tact, Tangent.]
Definition: Untouched, especially by anything that harms, defiles, or the like; uninjured; undefiled; left complete or entire. Buckle. When all external differences have passed away, one element remains intact, unchanged, -- the everlasting basis of our common nature, the human soul. F. W. Robertson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GUILLOTINE
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