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.
NAUSEATE
disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up
(verb) cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; “The pornographic pictures sickened us”
sicken, nauseate, turn one's stomach
(verb) upset and make nauseated; “The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman’s stomach”; “The mold on the food sickened the diners”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
nauseate (third-person singular simple present nauseates, present participle nauseating, simple past and past participle nauseated)
(transitive) To cause nausea in.
(transitive) To disgust.
(intransitive) To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with disgust.
(obsolete, transitive) To reject or spit (something) out because it causes a feeling of nausea.
(obsolete, transitive, figurative) To be disgusted by (something).
Synonyms
• disgust
• make sick
• offend
• repel
• repulse
• revolt
• sicken
Source: Wiktionary
Nau"se*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Nauseated; p. pr. & vb. n. Nauseating.] Etym: [L. nauseare, nauseatum, fr. nausea. See Nausea.]
Definition: To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with disgust.
Nau"se*ate, v. t.
1. To affect with nausea; to sicken; to cause to feel loathing or disgust.
2. To sicken at; to reject with disgust; to loathe. The patient nauseates and loathes wholesome foods. Blackmore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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