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.
GENTAMICIN
gentamicin, Garamycin
(noun) an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gentamicin (countable and uncountable, plural gentamicins)
(medicine) An aminoglycoside antibiotic, derived from an actinomycete, used to treat bacterial infections
Synonyms
• (3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2R,3R,6S)-3-amino-6-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol
Coordinate terms
• Micromonospora
Source: Wiktionary
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BODILY
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
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