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.
INCRUSTANT
Etymology
Adjective
incrustant (comparative more incrustant, superlative most incrustant)
Tending to leave an incrustation on a boiler or other container when the containing water evaporates.
Noun
incrustant (plural incrustants)
Any substance that is dissolved in water which forms an incrustation when the water evaporates.
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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