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.
REGIMEN
regimen, regime
(noun) (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
regimen (plural regimens or regimina)
Orderly government; system of order; administration.
(medicine) Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation.
(grammar) object
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(grammar) A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government.
(medicine, dated) Diet; limitations on the food that one eats, for health reasons.
Anagrams
• germine, mereing, reeming
Source: Wiktionary
Reg"i*men (rj"*mn), n. Etym: [L. regimen, -inis, fr. regere to guide, to rule. See Right, and cf. Regal, RĂ©gime, Regiment.]
1. Orderly government; system of order; adminisration. Hallam.
2. Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation; esp. (Med.),
Definition: a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with hygiene.
3. (Gram.) (a) A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government. (b) The word or words governed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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