According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
OSTEOBLAST
osteoblast, bone-forming cell
(noun) a cell from which bone develops
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
osteoblast (plural osteoblasts)
(biology, cytology) A mononucleate cell from which bone develops.
Source: Wiktionary
Os"te*o*blast, n. Etym: [Osteo- + -blast.] (Anat.)
Definition: One of the protoplasmic cells which occur in the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum, and from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed; an osteoplast.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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QUARTILE
(noun) (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores
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