Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
bacteroidal, bacteroid, bacterioidal, bacterioid
(adjective) resembling bacteria
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Bac"te*roid, Bac`te*roid"al, a. Etym: [Bacterium + -oid.] (Biol.)
Definition: Resembling bacteria; as, bacteroid particles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 September 2024
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.