Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
GHRELIN
ghrelin
(noun) a gastrointestinal hormone produced by epithelial cells lining the fundus of the stomach; appears to be a stimulant for appetite and feeding, but is also a strong stimulant of growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ghrelin (usually uncountable, plural ghrelins)
(biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted in the stomach when empty, that increases appetite and secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. [from 1999]
Anagrams
• herling
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