geophagy
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noun
- The practice of eating earthy substances such as clay and chalk, often thought to augment a mineral-deficient diet.
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geophagialithophagysphragidegreen earthgeophasebone earthorganomineralizationargillizationlithotherapygeoaccumulationexoscopymountain greenphlogopitizationlithophiliaeolithcementation