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.
ANAPLEROTIC
Etymology
Adjective
anaplerotic (not comparable)
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
(medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
Antonyms
• cataplerotic
Noun
anaplerotic (plural anaplerotics)
A remedy which promotes such granulation.
Anagrams
• parcelation
Source: Wiktionary
An`a*ple*rot"ic, a. Etym: [L. anapleroticus, fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
– n.
Definition: A remedy which promotes such granulation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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