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.
ELECTRON
electron, negatron
(noun) an elementary particle with negative charge
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
electron (plural electrons)
(particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
(chemistry, obsolete) Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron.
Synonyms
• (particle): negatron (obsolete)
Coordinate terms
• holon
• neutron
• orbiton
• proton
• positron
• spinon
Anagrams
• El Centro
Source: Wiktionary
E*lec"tron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Electric.]
Definition: Amber; also, the alloy of gold and silver, called electrum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CLOG
(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
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