Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
STEARIC
stearic
(adjective) of or relating to or composed of fat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
stearic (not comparable)
Of or relating to stearin, tallow etc.
(organic chemistry) Of or relating to stearic acid or its derivatives.
Anagrams
• atresic, cristae, cristæ, raciest
Source: Wiktionary
Ste*ar"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. stéarique.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow; resembling tallow. Stearic acid (Chem.), a monobasic fatty acid, obtained in the form of white crystalline scales, soluble in alcohol and ether. It melts to an oily liquid at 69°C.C18H36O2, CH3.(CH2)16.COOH; sodium stearate, with sodium palmitate, is the main component of ordinary bar soaps (Such as Ivory soap).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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