Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
NICKELINE
Noun
nickeline (usually uncountable, plural nickelines)
(mineral) A mineral, a form of nickel arsenide, NiAs, having a metallic lustre and copper-red colour, that is a minor ore of nickel.
Synonyms
• niccolite
Source: Wiktionary
Nick"el*ine ( or ), n.
1. (Chem.)
Definition: An alloy of nickel, a variety of German silver.
2. (Min.)
Definition: Niccolite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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