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.
ILLUMINANT
illuminant
(noun) something that can serve as a source of light
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
illuminant (plural illuminants)
Something that illuminates.
Adjective
illuminant (not comparable)
That illuminates.
Source: Wiktionary
Il*lu"mi*nant, n. Etym: [L. illuminans, -antis, p.pr. of illuminare.]
Definition: That which illuminates or affords light; as, gas and petroleum are illuminants. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
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