Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ANTIPERISTASES
Noun
antiperistases
plural of antiperistasis
Source: Wiktionary
ANTIPERISTASIS
An`ti*pe*ris"ta*sis, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Opposition by which the quality opposed asquires strength; resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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