Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
UROXANIC
U`rox*an"ic, a. Etym: [Uric + alloxan.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C5H8N4O6, which is obtained, as a white crystalline substance, by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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