Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
POMPHOLYX
Etymology
Noun
pompholyx (uncountable)
(medicine) dyshidrosis
(chemistry, obsolete) impure zinc oxide
Source: Wiktionary
Pom"pho*lyx, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Old Chem.)
Definition: Impure zinc oxide.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A skin disease in which there is an eruption of bullæ, without inflammation or fever.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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