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.
PYRROL
Noun
pyrrol (plural pyrrols)
(dated) Alternative spelling of pyrrole
Source: Wiktionary
Pyr"rol, n. Etym: [Gr. oleum oil.] (Chem.)
Definition: A nitrogenous base found in coal tar, bone oil, and other distillates of organic substances, and also produced synthetically as a colorless liquid, C4H5N, having on odor like that of chloroform. It is the nucleus and origin of a large number of derivatives. So called because it colors a splinter of wood moistened with hydrochloric acid a deep red.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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