Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
QUERCITINS
QUERCITIN
Quer"ci*tin, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A yellow crystalline substance, occurring quite widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, as is apple-tree bark, horse- chestnut leaves, etc., but originally obtained by the decomposition of quercitrin. Called also meletin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TERNARY
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