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.
SYNAPTASE
Etymology
Noun
synaptase (plural synaptases)
(chemistry) Emulsin.
Source: Wiktionary
Syn*ap"tase, n. Etym: [Gr. tase.] (Chem.)
Definition: A ferment resembling diastase, found in bitter almonds. Cf. Amygdalin, and Emulsin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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