Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PHLOGISTIC
Etymology
Adjective
phlogistic (comparative more phlogistic, superlative most phlogistic)
(medicine) Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers. [from 18th c.]
(chemistry, physics, now, historical) Pertaining to or containing phlogiston. [from 18th c.]
(obsolete) Burning, fiery. [18th–19th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Phlo*gis"tic, a.
1. (Old Chem.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to phlogiston, or to belief in its existence.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Inflammatory; belonging to inflammations and fevers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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