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.
EUGENOLS
Noun
eugenols
plural of eugenol
Source: Wiktionary
EUGENOL
Eu"ge*nol, n. Etym: [Eugenia + -ol.] (Chem.)
Definition: A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2 resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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