Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
VANADOUS
Etymology
Adjective
vanadous
Of, pertaining to or containing vanadium, especially in an oxidation number of 4.
Source: Wiktionary
Van"a*dous, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to vanadium; obtained from vanadium; -- said of an acid containing one equivalent of vanadium and two of oxygen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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