According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
TREMOLITE
tremolite
(noun) a white or pale green mineral (calcium magnesium silicate) of the amphibole group used as a form of asbestos
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tremolite (countable and uncountable, plural tremolites)
(mineral) A pale grey/green amphibole mineral, a type of asbestos, that is a mixed calcium and magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2; sometimes used in place of common asbestos.
Source: Wiktionary
Trem"o*lite, n. Etym: [From Tremola, a valley in the Alps, where it was discovered.] (Min.)
Definition: A white variety of amphibole, or hornblende, occurring in long, bladelike crystals, and coarsely fibrous masses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
27 January 2025
FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
Coffee Trivia
