Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
TARTRALIC
Tar*tral"ic, a. Etym: [From Tartar the chemical compound.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained as a white amorphous deliquescent substance, C8H10O11; -- called also ditartaric, tartrilic, or tartrylic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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