Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
LITHOBILIC
Lith`o*bil"ic, a. Etym: [Litho + bile.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to or designating an organic acid of the tartaric acid series, distinct from lithofellic acid, but, like it, obtained from certain bile products, as bezoar stones.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
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