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.
VITRIOLATED
Adjective
vitriolated (comparative more vitriolated, superlative most vitriolated)
(obsolete, chemistry) sulfated
Source: Wiktionary
Vit"ri*o*la`ted, a. (Old Chem.)
Definition: Changed into a vitriol or a sulphate, or subjected to the action of sulphuric acid or of a sulphate; as, vitriolated potash, i. e., potassium sulphate.
VITRIOLATE
Vit"ri*o*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vitriolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vitriolating.] (Old Chem.) (a) To convert into, or change to, a vitriol; to make into sulphuric acid or a sulphate. (b) To subject to the action of, or impregnate with, vitriol.
Vit"ri*o*late, a.
Definition: Vitriolated. [R.]
Vit"ri*o*late, n. (Old Chem.)
Definition: A sulphate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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