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Coffee

Coffee (Science: botany) rubiaceous trees or shrubs, coffea arabica and c. Robusta, that yield caffeine and theophylline.... Read More

Actions of Caffeine in the Brain with Special Reference to Factors That Contribute to Its Widespread Use

IV. Actions of Caffeine on Brain Functions and Behavior Having discussed the molecular and neuronal actions of caffeine,... Read More

Legumes

Legumes Definition Legumes (singular: legume) are plants belonging to the family Leguminosae (Fabaceae). Leguminosae is... Read More

Filtration

Filtration Definition What is filtration? Filtration is separating a solid from a fluid through a porous material that... Read More

Reducing sugar

Reducing Sugar Definition What is reducing sugar? The type of sugar that acts as the reducing agent and can effectively... Read More

Petrified Wood : The World of Fossilized Wood, Cones, Ferns, and Cycads

Petrified Wood : The World of Fossilized Wood, Cones, Ferns, and Cycads ... Read More

Vomit

Definition noun, plural: vomits The contents of a stomach expelled through the mouth, and sometimes through the nose verb To... Read More

Sugar

Sugar Definition The term sugar is the generic term for any disaccharides and monosaccharides. Sugars are an essential... Read More

Plantations

plantation 1. The act or practice of planting, or setting in the earth for growth. 2. The place planted; land brought under... Read More

Caffeine

Caffeine (Science: chemical) a xanthine derivative that elevates camp levels in cells by inhibiting phosphodiesterases. A... Read More

Aroma

Aroma 1. (Science: botany) The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance;... Read More

Adenosine

Definition noun plural: adenosines a·den·o·sine, əˈdɛn əˌsin A purine nucleoside that has adenine bound to a... Read More

Hallucination – Are we the only ones “seeing” things or animals hallucinate, too?

Hallucination is defined as perceiving something that seems real but in fact, it is not. Some references take it as a... Read More