Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
MONATOMIC
monatomic, monoatomic
(adjective) of or relating to an element consisting of a single atom; “helium and argon are monatomic gases”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
monatomic (not comparable)
(chemistry) Of an element, consisting of a single atom in the molecule, for example, the noble gases. Note: Strictly speaking, a molecule has at least two atoms.
Source: Wiktionary
Mon`a*tom"ic, adv. Etym: [Mon- + atomic.] (Chem.) (a) Consisting of, or containing, one atom; as, the molecule of mercury is monatomic. (b) Having the equivalence or replacing power of an atom of hydrogen; univalent; as, the methyl radical is monatomic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
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