instant coffee
Definition
Noun: - Dehydrated coffee that can be made into a drink by adding hot water: A commercially prepared, soluble powder or granules made from brewed coffee that has been dried. It is designed for quick preparation by simply mixing with hot water.
Usage
- Used as a mass noun to refer to the product in general.
- Typically used in contexts discussing convenience, preparation, or comparing coffee types.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- Can be used attributively (functioning like an adjective) to describe related nouns.
- He stirred the instant coffee granules into the mug.
- In informal contexts, can be shortened to just "instant" when the context is clear.
- Do you have any instant? I don't have time to brew a pot.
Variants and Related Words
- Soluble coffee: A more technical synonym for instant coffee.
- Freeze-dried coffee: A specific type of instant coffee made by freezing the coffee extract and then removing the ice by sublimation, often considered higher quality.
- Coffee granules / powder: Common terms for the physical form of instant coffee.
Synonyms
- Soluble coffee
- Dehydrated coffee
Related Phrases
- Make a cup of instant coffee: The standard phrase for preparation.
- It only takes a minute to make a cup of instant coffee.
- Instant coffee jar / tin: Refers to the typical container.
- She reached for the instant coffee jar on the shelf.
Noun
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dehydrated coffee that can be made into a drink by adding hot water
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the advantages of instant coffee are speed of preparation and long shelf life
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