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.
CRYSTALLOIDS
Noun
crystalloids
plural of crystalloid
Source: Wiktionary
CRYSTALLOID
Crys"tal*loid (krs"tal-loid), a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.]
Definition: Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.
Crys"tal*loid, n.
1. (Chem.)
Definition: A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; -- opposed to colloid.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells; -- called also protein crystal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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