Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
PITUITRIN
Etymology
Noun
pituitrin (uncountable)
An extract of bovine posterior pituitary hormones (i.e. oxytocin and vasopressin) formerly used in obstetrics to induce labour and to treat postpartum haemorrhage.
Source: Wiktionary
Pi*tu"i*trin, n. (Biol. Chem.)
Definition: A substance or extract from the pituitary body.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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