As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
variscite (countable and uncountable, plural variscites)
A relatively rare hydrated aluminum phosphate mineral (AlPO4·2H2O), sometimes confused with turquoise.
Source: Wiktionary
Var"is*cite, n. Etym: [So called from Variscia in Germany.] (Min.)
Definition: An apple-green mineral occurring in reniform masses. It is a hydrous phosphate of alumina.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2024
(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.