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.
STYPTIC
styptic, hemostatic
(adjective) tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
astringent, astringent drug, styptic
(noun) a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
styptic (comparative more styptic, superlative most styptic)
Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
(medicine, by extension) That stops bleeding.
Noun
styptic (plural styptics)
A substance used for styptic results.
Source: Wiktionary
Styp"tic, a. Etym: [L. stypticus, Gr.
Definition: Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent. [Written also stiptic.] Styptic weed (Bot.), an American leguminous herb (Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the wild senna.
Styp"tic, n. (Med.)
Definition: A styptic medicine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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