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.
SMITHSONITE
Etymology
Named after James Smithson (1754-1829) in 1832.
Noun
smithsonite (countable and uncountable, plural smithsonites)
(mineral) A mineral form of zinc carbonate, ZnCO3, mined as an ore of zinc or as an ornamental stone.
Synonyms
• zinc spar
Anagrams
• omnitheists
Source: Wiktionary
Smith"son*ite, n. Etym: [See Smithsonian.] (Min.)
Definition: Native zinc carbonate. It generally occurs in stalactitic, reniform, or botryoidal shapes, of a white to gray, green, or brown color. See Note under Calamine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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