PREPOTENT

Etymology

Adjective

prepotent

Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant.

(biology) Characterized by prepotency.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*po"tent a. Etym: [L. praepotens. See Pre-, and Potent.]

1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. Plaifere.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: Characterized by prepotency. Darwin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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.

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