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.
SYSTEMIC
systemic
(adjective) affecting an entire system; “a systemic poison”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
systemic (not comparable)
Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society.
(physiology) Pertaining to an entire organism.
Synonym: holistic
Usage notes
Not to be confused with systematic (“methodical”).
Antonyms
• topical
• (widespread, prevalent): endemic
Source: Wiktionary
Sys*tem"ic, a.
1. Of or relating to a system; common to a system; as, the systemic circulation of the blood.
2. (Anat. & Physiol.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the general system, or the body as a whole; as, systemic death, in distinction from local death; systemic circulation, in distinction from pulmonic circulation; systemic diseases. Systemic death. See the Note under Death, n., 1.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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