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.
SATURANT
Adjective
saturant (comparative more saturant, superlative most saturant)
Impregnating to the full; saturating.
Noun
saturant (plural saturants)
A substance which is used to saturate another.
(medicine) An antacid, such as magnesia, used to reduce stomach acidity.
Source: Wiktionary
Sat"u*rant, a. Etym: [L. saturans, p. pr. See Saturate.]
Definition: Impregnating to the full; saturating.
Sat"u*rant, n.
1. (Chem.)
Definition: A substance used to neutralize or saturate the affinity of another substance.
2. (Med.)
Definition: An antacid, as magnesia, used to correct acidity of the stomach.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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