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.
NITRITES
Noun
nitrites
plural of nitrite
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NITRITE
Ni"trite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. nitrite. See Niter.] (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of nitrous acid. Amyl nitrite, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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