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.
AURATE
Etymology
Noun
aurate (plural aurates)
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of auric acid.
Source: Wiktionary
Au"rate, n. Etym: [L. auratus, p. p. of aurare to gild, fr. aurum gold: cf. F. aurate.] (Chem.)
Definition: A combination of auric acid with a base; as, aurate or potassium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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