Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SORBEFACIENT
absorbefacient, sorbefacient
(adjective) inducing or promoting absorption
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sorbefacient (comparative more sorbefacient, superlative most sorbefacient)
(medicine) Producing absorption.
Noun
sorbefacient (plural sorbefacients)
A medicine or substance that produces absorption.
Source: Wiktionary
Sor`be*fa"cient, a. Etym: [L. sorbere to suck in, absorb + faciens, p.pr. of facere to make.] (Med.)
Definition: Producing absorption.
– n.
Definition: A medicine or substance which produces absorption.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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