Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
GLYCERIDE
glyceride, acylglycerol
(noun) an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; “fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
glyceride (plural glycerides)
(organic compound) An ester of glycerol and one or more fatty acid; they are the major constituents of lipids.
Source: Wiktionary
Glyc"er*ide, n. Etym: [See Glycerin.] (Chem.)
Definition: A compound ether (formed from glycerin). Some glycerides exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced artificially.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNDERLAY
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