Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
TOPHI
TOPHUS
tartar, calculus, tophus
(noun) an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
tophus, chalkstone
(noun) a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout
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tophi
plural of tophus
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TOPHUS
To"phus, n.; pl. Tophi. Etym: [NL.: cf. F. tophus a mineral concretion in the joint. See Toph.] [Written also tofus.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons. They consist usually of urate of sodium; when occurring in the internal organs they are also composed of phosphate of calcium.
2. (Min.)
Definition: Calcareous tufa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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