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.
LIQUATING
Verb
liquating
present participle of liquate
Source: Wiktionary
LIQUATE
Li"quate, v. i. Etym: [L. liquatus, p. p. of liquare to melt.]
Definition: To melt; to become liquid. [Obs.] Woodward.
Li"quate, v. t. (Metal.)
Definition: To separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible material.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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