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.
HALITE
halite, rock salt
(noun) naturally occurring crystalline sodium chloride
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
halite (countable and uncountable, plural halites)
(mineral) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
(chemistry) An oxyanion containing a halogen in the +3 oxidation state.
Synonyms
• halogenite (for the oxyanion)
Anagrams
• Leitha, aileth, laithe, thelia
Source: Wiktionary
Ha"lite ( or ), n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Definition: Native salt; sodium chloride.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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