There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
RACEMATE
Etymology
Noun
racemate (plural racemates)
(chemistry) a racemic mixture
(chemistry) any salt or ester of racemic acid
Anagrams
• camerate, cream tea, macerate
Source: Wiktionary
Ra*ce"mate, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of racemic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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