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.
SCANDIUM
scandium, Sc, atomic number
(noun) a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scandium (uncountable)
A metallic chemical element, atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.
Synonyms
• eka-boron
Anagrams
• muscadin
Source: Wiktionary
Scan"di*um, n. Etym: [NL. So called because found in Scandinavian minerals] (Chem.)
Definition: A rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence was predicated under the provisional name ekaboron by means of the periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum analysis in certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite and gadolinite). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic weight 44
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
22 February 2025
ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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