Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
BISILICATE
Bi*sil"i*cate, n. (Min. Chem.)
Definition: A salt of metasilicic acid; -- so called because the ratio of the oxygen of the silica to the oxygen of the base is as two to one. The bisilicates include many of the most common and important minerals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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