LENTIFORM

biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiform

(adjective) convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

lentiform (comparative more lentiform, superlative most lentiform)

Shaped like a lens.

Synonyms

• lenticular

Source: Wiktionary


Len"ti*form, a. Etym: [L. lens, lentis, lentil + -form: cf. F. lentifarme,]

Definition: Lenticular.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SOLUTION

(noun) a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; “he used a solution of peroxide and water”


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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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