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.
GALENA
galena
(noun) soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
galena (usually uncountable, plural galenas)
(mineral) A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead. [From circa 1600.]
(medicine, obsolete) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriac.
Synonyms
• galenite
• lead glance
Anagrams
• Angela, alnage, anlage, lagena
Etymology
Proper noun
Galena
A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.
A small city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.
A city, the county seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Named after the mineral galena.
A census-designated place in Floyd County, Indiana.
A city in Cherokee County, Kansas.
A town in Kent County, Maryland.
A small city, the county seat of Stone County, Missouri.
A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada.
A ghost town in Washoe County, Nevada.
A village in Delaware County, Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States.
An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.
A ghost town in Snohomish County, Washington.
Anagrams
• Angela, alnage, anlage, lagena
Source: Wiktionary
Ga*le"na, n.Etym: [L. galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F. galène sulphide of lead ore, antidote to prison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: A remedy or antidose for poison; theriaca. [Obs.] Parr.
2. (Min.)
Definition: Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and cleavage. False galena. See Blende.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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