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.
GLAUBERITE
Etymology
Noun
glauberite (uncountable)
(mineral) A saline evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium sulphate, with the chemical formula Na2Ca(SO4)2.
Source: Wiktionary
Glau"ber*ite, n. Etym: [From Glauber, a German chemist, died 1668: cf. F. glaubérite, G. glauberit.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral, consisting of the sulphates of soda and lime.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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