There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
SILICATES
Noun
silicates
plural of silicate
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SILICATE
Sil"i*cate, n.Etym: [Cf. F. silicate.] (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of silicic acid.
Note: In mineralogical chemistry the silicates include; the unisilicates or orthosilicates, salts of orthosilicic acid; the bisilicates or metasilicates, salts of metasilicic acid; the polysilicates or acid silicates, salts of the polysilicic acids; the basic silicates or subsilicates, in which the equivalent of base is greater than would be required to neutralize the acid; and the hydrous silicates, including the zeolites and many hydrated decomposition products.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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