Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
PERISTALTICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
peristaltically (not comparable)
In terms of, or by means of, peristalsis.
Source: Wiktionary
PERISTALTIC
Per`i*stal"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. péristaltique.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Applied to the peculiar wormlike wave motion of the intestines and other similar structures, produced by the successive contraction of the muscular fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards; as, peristaltic movement.
– Per`i*stal"tic*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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