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.
CENTRIFUGE
centrifuge, extractor, separator
(noun) an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
centrifuge, centrifugate
(verb) rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
centrifuge (plural centrifuges)
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
Verb
centrifuge (third-person singular simple present centrifuges, present participle centrifuging, simple past and past participle centrifuged)
To rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
13 January 2025
SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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