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.
SALVIFIC
salvific
(adjective) pertaining to the power of salvation or redemption
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
salvific (comparative more salvific, superlative most salvific)
(chiefly Catholicism) Able or intending to provide salvation or redemption.
Synonyms
• salvative
Source: Wiktionary
Sal*vif"ic, a. Etym: [L. salficus saving; salvus saved, safe + facere to make.]
Definition: Tending to save or secure safety. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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