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.
PARALDEHYDE
paraldehyde, ethanal trimer
(noun) a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
paraldehyde (countable and uncountable, plural paraldehydes)
(organic compound) A cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde once used as an antidepressant.
Source: Wiktionary
Par*al"de*hyde, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + aldehyde.] (Chem.)
Definition: A polymeric modification of aldehyde obtained as a white crystalline substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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