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.
COBALTIC
Etymology
Adjective
cobaltic (comparative more cobaltic, superlative most cobaltic)
(chemistry) Of or relating to cobalt.
(chemistry) Containing cobalt in oxidation state 3.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*balt"ic (; 74), a. Etym: [Cf. F. cobaltique.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; -- said especially of those compounds in which cobalt has higher valence; as, cobaltic oxide. Luteo-cobaltic compounds (Chem.), an extensive series of complex yellow compounds of ammonia and cobaltic salts.
– Roseo-cobaltic compounds (Chem.), an extensive series of complex red compounds of cobalt and ammonia. Modifications of these are the purpureo-cobaltic compounds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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