Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
STANDARDIZE
standardize, standardise
(verb) cause to conform to standard or norm; “The weights and measures were standardized”
standardize, standardise
(verb) evaluate by comparing with a standard
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
standardize (third-person singular simple present standardizes, present participle standardizing, simple past and past participle standardized)
Alternative spelling of standardise
Source: Wiktionary
Stand"ard*ize, v. t. (Chem.)
Definition: To reduce to a normal standard; to calculate or adjust the strength of, by means of, and for uses in, analysis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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