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.
EFFICACY
efficacy, efficaciousness
(noun) capacity or power to produce a desired effect; “concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
efficacy (usually uncountable, plural efficacies)
Ability to produce a desired effect under ideal testing conditions.
Degree of ability to produce a desired effect.
Synonyms
• efficacity
Source: Wiktionary
Ef"fi*ca*cy, n. Etym: [L. efficacia, fr. efficax. See Efficacious.]
Definition: Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer. "Of noxious efficacy." Milton.
Syn.
– Virtue; force; energy; potency; efficiency.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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