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.
FORMULAE
FORMULA
convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula
(noun) something regarded as a normative example; “the convention of not naming the main character”; “violence is the rule not the exception”; “his formula for impressing visitors”
rule, formula
(noun) (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; “he determined the upper bound with Descartes’ rule of signs”; “he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials”
formula, expression
(noun) a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
formula
(noun) a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
recipe, formula
(noun) directions for making something
formula, chemical formula
(noun) a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
formula
(noun) a liquid food for infants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
formulae
plural of formula
Anagrams
• fumarole
Source: Wiktionary
FORMULA
For"mu*la, n.; pl. E. Formulas, L. Formulæ. Etym: [L., dim. of forma form, model. SeeForm, n.]
1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said.
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines.
3. (Math.)
Definition: A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal formula.
4. (Med.)
Definition: A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound.
5. (Chem.)
Definition: A symbolic expression (by means of letters, figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a compound.
Note: Chemical formulæ consist of the abbreviations of the names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each element contained. Empirical formula (Chem.), an expression which gives the simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2.
– Graphic formula, Rational formula (Chem.), an expression of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is CH3.(C:O).OH; -- called also structural formula, constitutional formula, etc. See also the formula of Benzene nucleus, under Benzene.
– Molecular formula (Chem.), a formula indicating the supposed molecular constitution of a compound.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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