Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
loosening, laxation
(noun) the act of making something less tight
defecation, laxation, shitting
(noun) the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
laxation (countable and uncountable, plural laxations)
The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
Source: Wiktionary
Lax*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. laxatio, fr. laxare to loosen, fr. laxus loose, slack.]
Definition: The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.