Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
TRICHROMATIC
trichromatic, trichrome, tricolor
(adjective) having or involving three colors; “trichromatic vision”; “a trichromatic printing process”; “trichromatic staining is the staining of tissue samples differentially in three colors”; “tricolor plumage”; “a tricolor process in photography”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
trichromatic (not comparable)
Involving three colours.
Able to perceive three primary colours.
Coordinate terms
• dichromatic
• quadchromatic
Source: Wiktionary
Tri`chro*mat"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + chromatic.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having or existing in three different phases of color; having three distinct color varieties; -- said of certain birds and insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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