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.
GALLEIN
Etymology
Noun
gallein (countable and uncountable, plural galleins)
(organic compound) A red crystalline dyestuff obtained by heating pyrogallic acid and phthalic acid together.
Anagrams
• Gallien, Langlie, Nigella, galline, liangle, nigella
Source: Wiktionary
Gal"le*ïn, n. Etym: [Pyrogallol + phthaleïn.] (Chem.)
Definition: A red crystalline dyestuff, obtained by heating together pyrogallic and phthalic acids.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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