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.
INFLAMMATION
ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation
(noun) the act of setting something on fire
inflammation, inflaming
(noun) arousal to violent emotion
excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour
(noun) the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; “his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled”; “he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation”
inflammation, redness, rubor
(noun) a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
inflammation (countable and uncountable, plural inflammations)
The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
The state of being inflamed
(pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
(archaic) Violent excitement
Synonyms: passion, animosity, turbulence, heat
Hyponyms
• See also inflammation
Source: Wiktionary
In*flam*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. inflammatio: cf. F. inflammation. See Inflame.]
1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed. "The inflammation of fat." Wilkins.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
3. Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties. Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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