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.
MICRON
micron, micrometer
(noun) a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
micron (plural microns)
(physics) The thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.
(figurative) A very tiny amount.
Synonyms
• micrometre, micrometer
Etymology 2
Noun
micron (plural microns)
(linguistics) synonym of breve
Synonyms
• breve
Antonyms
• macron
Anagrams
• C minor
Source: Wiktionary
Mic"ron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Physics)
Definition: A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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