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.
CONVECTIONS
Noun
convections
plural of convection
Source: Wiktionary
CONVECTION
Con*vec"tion, n. Etym: [L. convectio, fr. convehere to bring together; con- + vehere to carry.]
1. The act or process of conveying or transmitting.
2. (Physics)
Definition: A process of transfer or transmission, as of heat or electricity, by means of currents in liquids or gases, resulting from changes of temperature and other causes. Liquids are generally heated by convection -- when heat is applied from bellow. Nichol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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