According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
XYLAN
Etymology
Noun
xylan (plural xylans)
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.
Source: Wiktionary
Xy"lan, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A gummy substance of the pentosan class, present in woody tissue, and yielding xylose on hydrolysis; wood gum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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