Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
LEUCITOID
Leu"ci*toid, n. Etym: [Leucite + -oid.] (Crystallog.)
Definition: The trapezohedron or tetragonal trisoctahedron; -- so called as being the form of the mineral leucite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EXTINGUISHABLE
(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”
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