The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
THALLIUM
thallium, Tl, atomic number
(noun) a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thallium (countable and uncountable, plural thalliums)
A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.
A single atom of this element.
Source: Wiktionary
Thal"li*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. green line in its spectrum.] (Chem.)
Definition: A rare metallic element of the aluminium group found in some minerals, as certain pyrites, and also in the lead-chamber deposit in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. It is isolated as a heavy, soft, bluish white metal, easily oxidized in moist air, but preserved by keeping under water. Symbol Tl. Atomic weight 203.7.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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