Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
UREIDE
Noun
ureide (plural ureides)
(chemistry) any compound, of general formula R-CO-NH-CO-NH2 or R-CO-NH-CO-NH-CO-R', formally derived by the acylation of urea
Source: Wiktionary
U"re*ide, n. (Chem.)
Definition: Any one of the many complex derivatives of urea; thus, hydantoin, and, in an extended dense, guanidine, caffeine, et., are ureides. [Written also ureid.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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