Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
ANTISYPHILITIC
antisyphilitic
(noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
antisyphilitic (comparative more antisyphilitic, superlative most antisyphilitic)
(pharmaceutical effect) Countering syphilis.
Noun
antisyphilitic (plural antisyphilitics)
(pharmaceutical drug) Any drug that counters syphilis.
Source: Wiktionary
An`ti*syph`i*lit"ic, a. (Med.)
Definition: Efficacious against syphilis.
– n.
Definition: A medicine for syphilis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNMARRIED
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
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