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.
HIDROSIS
perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis
(noun) the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; “perspiration is a homeostatic process”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hidrosis (countable and uncountable, plural hidroses)
(physiology) The formation and excretion of sweat; perspiration.
Synonyms
• diaphoresis
• perspiration
• sudation
• sudoresis
• sweating
Source: Wiktionary
Hi*dro"sis, n. [Written also, but incorrectly, idrosis.] [NL., fr. Gr. to sweat, sweat.]
1. (Physiol.)
Definition: Excretion of sweat; perspiration.
2. (Med.) Excessive perspiration; also, any skin disease characterized by abnormal perspiration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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