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.
POLYBASIC
Etymology
Adjective
polybasic (comparative more polybasic, superlative most polybasic)
(chemistry, of an acid) containing two or more replaceable hydrogen atoms
(chemistry, of a salt) having two or more atoms of a univalent metal
(chemistry, of a base) Having two or more basic groups; see also polybase
Source: Wiktionary
Pol`y*ba"sic, a. Etym: [Poly- + basic.] (Chem.)
Definition: Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several molecules of a monacid base; having several hydrogen atoms capable of being replaced by basic radicals; -- said of certain acids; as, sulphuric acid is polybasic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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