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.
ETHYLATES
Verb
ethylates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ethylate
Source: Wiktionary
ETHYLATE
Eth"yl*ate. Etym: [From Ethyl.] (Chem.)
Definition: A compound derived from ethyl alcohol by the replacement of the hydroxyl hydrogen, after the manner of a hydrate; an ethyl alcoholate; as, potassium ethylate, C2H5.O.K.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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