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.
GLYCOSIDE
glycoside
(noun) a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
glycoside (plural glycosides)
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar group (the corresponding aglycone) by a nitrogen or oxygen atom. Glycosides yield a sugar after undergoing hydrolysis.
Hyponyms
• glucoside
Source: Wiktionary
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