As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
KYANIZED
Verb
kyanized
simple past tense and past participle of kyanize
Source: Wiktionary
KYANIZE
Ky"an*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kyanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Kyanizing.] Etym: [From Mr. Kyan, the inventor of the process.]
Definition: To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under pressure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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