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.
HEMOSTATIC
styptic, hemostatic
(adjective) tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hemostatic (comparative more hemostatic, superlative most hemostatic)
Of or pertaining to hemostasis
That checks bleeding; styptic
Noun
hemostatic (plural hemostatics)
Any medicine that stops bleeding.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Hem`o*stat"ic, a. Etym: [Hemo- + Gr.
1. (Med.)
Definition: Of or relating to stagnation of the blood.
2. Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.
Hem`o*stat"ic, n.
Definition: A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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