Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
THERMOREGULATOR
thermostat, thermoregulator
(noun) a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thermoregulator (plural thermoregulators)
Any organism that carries out thermoregulation.
A device that assists with thermoregulation, e.g. for a newborn infant.
Source: Wiktionary
Ther`mo*reg"u*la`tor, n. (Physics)
Definition: A device for the automatic regulation of temperature; a thermostat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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