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.
EMULSIN
Noun
emulsin (plural emulsins)
(dated, enzyme) A mixture of enzymes, extracted from bitter almonds, once used to hydrolyze glucosides.
Anagrams
• lumines, melusin, unlimes
Source: Wiktionary
E*mul"sin, n. Etym: [See Emulsion, Emulge.] (Chem.) (a) The white milky pulp or extract of bitter almonds. [R.] (b) An unorganized ferment (contained in this extract and in other vegetable juices), which effects the decomposition of certain glucosides.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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