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.
ISOTHERM
isotherm
(noun) (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
isotherm (plural isotherms)
A line on a graph or chart, such as a weather map, along which all the points have the same temperature.
Anagrams
• Homerist, moithers, shoterim, theorism, thiomers
Source: Wiktionary
I"so*therm, n. Etym: [Iso- + Gr. (Phys. Geog.)
Definition: A line connecting or marking points on the earth's surface having the same temperature. This may be the temperature for a given time of observation, or the mean temperature for a year or other period. Also, a similar line based on the distribution of temperature in the ocean.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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