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.
SIDEROPHILE
Etymology
Noun
siderophile (plural siderophiles)
(chemistry, geology) In the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms alloys easily with iron and is concentrated in the Earth's core.
A siderophile element, tissue, or cell.
Adjective
siderophile (comparative more siderophile, superlative most siderophile)
(of a cell or tissue) Having an affinity for iron.
(geology) Having an affinity for metallic iron.
Source: Wiktionary
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