Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CHROMATOGRAPHY
chromatography
(noun) a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chromatography (countable and uncountable, plural chromatographies)
(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) - the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation.
Source: Wiktionary
Chro`ma*tog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.]
Definition: A treatise on colors
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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