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.
THERMOPILES
Noun
thermopiles
plural of thermopile
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• metrophiles
Source: Wiktionary
THERMOPILE
Ther"mo*pile, n. Etym: [Thermo- + pile a heap.] (Physics)
Definition: An instrument of extreme sensibility, used to determine slight differences and degrees of heat. It is composed of alternate bars of antimony and bismuth, or any two metals having different capacities for the conduction of heat, connected with an astatic galvanometer, which is very sensibly affected by the electric current induced in the system of bars when exposed even to the feeblest degrees of heat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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