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.
RADIOMETRY
Etymology
Noun
radiometry (usually uncountable, plural radiometries)
(physics) The branch of science that deals with the detection and measurement of radiant electromagnetic energy.
Source: Wiktionary
Ra`di*om"e*try, n. (Physics)
Definition: The use of the radiometer, or the measurement of radiation. -- Ra`di*o*met"ric (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRAZY
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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