Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CHYLIFY
Etymology
Verb
chylify (third-person singular simple present chylifies, present participle chylifying, simple past and past participle chylified)
(biochemistry, transitive) To make chyle of.
(biochemistry, intransitive) To be converted into chyle.
Source: Wiktionary
Chy"li*fy, v. t. & i. Etym: [Chyle + -ly.] (Physiol.)
Definition: To make chyle of; to be converted into chyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOLICITOUSLY
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