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.
BIAXIAL
biaxial, biaxal, biaxate
(adjective) having two axes; “biaxial crystals”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
biaxial (not comparable)
Having two axes
Having a value in two perpendicular directions. [In solid mechanics it generally means that normal stresses exist in two of the possible three directions. Note that they do not have to be equal in sign or magnitude.]
Source: Wiktionary
Bi*ax"al, Bi*ax"i*al, a. Etym: [Pref. bi- + axal, axial.] (Opt.)
Definition: Having two axes; as, biaxial polarization. Brewster.
– Bi*ax"i*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RAREFACTION
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