PERSULPHOCYANIC

Per*sul`pho*cy*an"ic, a. (Chem.)

Definition: Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline substance (called also perthiocyanic acid), analogous to sulphocyanic acid, but containing more sulphur.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SHEET

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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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