Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ABORTICIDE
aborticide, feticide
(noun) the act of destroying a fetus
abortifacient, aborticide, abortion-inducing drug
(noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aborticide (countable and uncountable, plural aborticides)
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide. [late 19th century]
An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
A*bor"ti*cide, n. Etym: [L. abortus + caedere to kill. See Abort.] (Med.)
Definition: The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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