There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
THROMBIN
thrombin
(noun) an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thrombin (countable and uncountable, plural thrombins)
(enzyme) An enzyme in blood that facilitates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin (by means of ionized calcium).
Synonyms
• factor II
Source: Wiktionary
Throm"bin, n. [See Thrombus.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: The fibrin ferment which produces the formation of fibrin from fibrinogen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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