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.
XYLENOL
Etymology
Noun
xylenol (countable and uncountable, plural xylenols)
(organic chemistry) An arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.
Synonyms
• dimethylphenol
Source: Wiktionary
Xy"le*nol, n. Etym: [Xylene + -ol.] (Chem.)
Definition: Any one of six metameric phenol derivatives of xylene, obtained as crystalline substances, (CH3)2.C6H3.OH.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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