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.
ALTERNANT
Adjective
alternant (not comparable)
Alternating from one row of a matrix to another.
(geology) Composed of alternate layers, like certain rocks.
Noun
alternant (plural alternants)
(linguistics) An alternate form or allomorph.
(mathematics) A determinant which is an alternating function.
Source: Wiktionary
Al*ter"nant, a. Etym: [L. alternans, p. pr.: cf. F. alternant. See Alternate, v. t.] (Geol.)
Definition: Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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