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.
TRIPALMITATE
Tri*pal"mi*tate, n. Etym: [Pref. tri- + palmitate.] (Chem.)
Definition: A palmitate derived from three molecules of palmitic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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