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.
MEASURABLE
measurable
(adjective) of distinguished importance; “a measurable figure in literature”
measurable, mensurable
(adjective) capable of being measured; “measurable depths”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
measurable (comparative more measurable, superlative most measurable)
Able to be measured.
Of significant importance.
Noun
measurable (plural measurables)
That which can be measured; a metric.
Source: Wiktionary
Meas"ur*a*ble, a. Etym: [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis. See Measure, and cf. Mensurable.]
1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation.
2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive. Of his diet measurable was he. Chaucer.
– Meas"ur*a*ble*ness, n.
– Meas"ur*a*bly, adv. Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians. Latimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MECHANISM
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