In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ABRIN
Etymology
Noun
abrin (uncountable)
A toxin, akin to ricin, found in jequirity beans (Abrus precatorius). [First attested in the late 19th century.]
Anagrams
• Brain, Brian, Rabin, bairn, brain, brian
Source: Wiktionary
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PRESCRIPTIVE
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
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