Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SALIGENIN
Sa*lig"e*nin, n. Etym: [Salicin + -gen.] (Chem.)
Definition: A phenol alcohol obtained, by the decomposition of salicin, as a white crystalline substance; -- called also hydroxy-benzyl alcohol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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