cocoa vs cacao vs coca
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noun
- powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
- a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
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Food distributors across the country announced on Thursday they are recalling nonfat dry milk, cocoa and other products that are linked to a possible salmonella contamination at a Plainview, Minn., milk Food distributors across the country announced Thursday they are recalling nonfat dry milk, cocoa and other products that are linked to a possible salmonella contamination at a
Stir in the sifted flour and cocoa powder.
As if a lentivirus from a genetically modified cocoa plant is going to implant a promoter in out cells that will lead to cancer.
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noun
- tropical American tree producing cacao beans
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Late in the day, just after we had feasted on the fruits of a wild cacao, we came upon a three-toed sloth climbing slowly through the upper branches of a cecropia tree.
It introduces, maintains, characterizes, and evaluates germplasm collections of banana, plantain, sapodilla, mamey sapote, cacao, Garcinia, Annona, and bamboo.
But chocolate is manufactured from the cocoa plant Theobroma cacao, which literally translates as ‘food of the gods’.
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noun
- United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)
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Siva's devotees are forbidden to use drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, barbiturates, psychedelics and marijuana, unless prescribed by a licensed physician.
Genetic factors, scientists believe, account for 70% of cocaine addiction, making it as heritable as schizophrenia and other mental health conditions.
Clinicians should refer cocaine-exposed children to early intervention services to attenuate long-term effects.
