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.
DENITRIFICATION
Etymology
Noun
denitrification (plural denitrifications)
The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.
Antonyms
• nitrification
Source: Wiktionary
De*ni`tri*fi*ca"tion, n.
Definition: The act or process of freeing from nitrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of nitrogen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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