There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
MERCURIC
mercuric, mercurous
(adjective) of or containing mercury
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
mercuric (not comparable)
(obsolete, chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
(chemistry) Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
(rare) Mercurial (of people).
Synonyms
• (pertaining to or derived from mercury): mercurous
Source: Wiktionary
Mer*cu"ric, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury into which this element enters in its lowest proportion. Mercuric chloride, corrosive sublimate. See Corrosive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INCORPORATE
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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