Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
GELATINATING
Verb
gelatinating
present participle of gelatinate
Source: Wiktionary
GELATINATE
Ge*lat"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gelatinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Gelatinating.]
Definition: To convert into gelatin, or into a substance resembling jelly.
Ge*lat"i*nate, v. i.
Definition: To be converted into gelatin, or into a substance like jelly. Lapis lazuli, if calcined, does not effervesce, but gelatinates with the mineral acids. Kirwan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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