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.
PURULENT
purulent, pussy
(adjective) containing pus; “a purulent wound”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
purulent (comparative more purulent, superlative most purulent)
(medicine) Consisting of pus.
Leaking or seeping pus.
Source: Wiktionary
Pu"ru*lent, a. Etym: [L. purulentus, fr. pus, puris, pus, matter: cf. F. purulent. See Pus.] (Med.)
Definition: Consisting of pus, or matter; partaking of the nature of pus; attended with suppuration; as, purulent inflammation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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