Meanings
plural coffeebeans
- alternativeAlternative form of coffee bean
The caffeetannic acid we find in coffeebeans, tea, and in the "reseda" and the delightful fragrance of the mignonette, which so much resembles wine flower odor, is due to the derivatives of the Coffeol, the Coffeol itself being a methyl derivative of ortho-oxy benzyl alcohol.
1903, Edward Eggers, “Fleurs de Vigne, An Odorographic Treatise”, in Soap Gazette and Perfumer, volumes 5-6, page 43
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