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.
ENSTATITE
Noun
enstatite (countable and uncountable, plural enstatites)
(mineral) A form of pyroxene consisting solely of magnesium silicate.
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• intestate, satinette
Source: Wiktionary
En"sta*tite, n. Etym: [Named fr. Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of the pyroxene group, orthorhombic in crystallization; often fibrous and massive; color grayish white or greenish. It is a silicate of magnesia with some iron. Bronzite is a ferriferous variety.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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