Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
NICOTINIC
Etymology
Adjective
nicotinic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to nicotine or nicotinic acid or its derivatives.
Of or pertaining to niacin.
Source: Wiktionary
Nic`o*tin"ic, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, nicotine; nicotic; -- used specifically to designate an acid related to pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine, and called nicotinic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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