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.
RETINOID
Etymology 1
Adjective
retinoid (comparative more retinoid, superlative most retinoid)
(rare, obsolete) Pertaining to or resembling a resin. [19th c.]
Etymology 2
Noun
retinoid (plural retinoids)
(biochemistry) Any of a class of compounds whose structure or effects on the body resemble retinol (vitamin A). [from 20th c.]
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Source: Wiktionary
Ret"i*noid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.]
Definition: Resinlike, or resinform; resembling a resin without being such.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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