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.
BUTYL
butyl
(noun) a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
butyl (plural butyls)
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C4H9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.
Source: Wiktionary
Bu"tyl, n. Etym: [L. butyrum butter + -yl. See Butter.] (Chem.)
Definition: A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of hydrogen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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