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.
HETERONOMOUS
Adjective
heteronomous (comparative more heteronomous, superlative most heteronomous)
arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous
(biology, of parts of an organism) differing in development or in specialization
(linguistics, of a language) being a dialect of an autonomous language
Antonyms
• autonomous
Source: Wiktionary
Het`er*on"o*mous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. no`mos law.]
Definition: Subject to the law of another. Krauth-Fleming.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RAREFACTION
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