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.
TAURINE
taurine
(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a bull
taurine
(noun) a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
Taurine (not comparable)
(astrology) Of or pertaining to the zodiacal sign Taurus.
Synonyms
• (pertaining to the sign Taurus): Taurean
Anagrams
• ruinate, uranite, urinate
Etymology 1
Adjective
taurine (comparative more taurine, superlative most taurine)
Pertaining to a bull; bull-like.
Etymology 2
Noun
taurine (uncountable)
(organic compound, biochemistry) An amino-sulfonic acid, NH2CH2CH2SO3H, that has regulatory functions in mammals.
Anagrams
• ruinate, uranite, urinate
Source: Wiktionary
Tau"rine, a. Etym: [L. taurinus, fr. taurus a bull. See Taurus.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.
Tau"rine, n. Etym: [So named because it was discovered in the bile of the ox. See Taurus.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A body occurring in small quantity in the juices of muscle, in the lungs, and elsewhere, but especially in the bile, where it is found as a component part of taurocholic acid, from which it can be prepared by decomposition of the acid. It crystallizes in colorless, regular six-sided prisms, and is especially characterized by containing both nitrogen and sulphur, being chemically amido- isethionic acid, C
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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