Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SKUTTERUDITE
Etymology
Noun
skutterudite (plural skutterudites)
(mineral) A class of mixed cobalt and nickel arsenide and sulfide minerals
Source: Wiktionary
Skut"ter*ud*ite, n. Etym: [From Skuttertid, in Norway, whence it is ibtained.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of a bright metallic luster and tin-white to pale lead-gray color. It consist of arsenic and cobalt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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1 June 2025
BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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