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.
AGGLUTININ
agglutinin
(noun) an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
agglutinin (countable and uncountable, plural agglutinins)
A substance that causes cells to clump.
(specifically) A protein found in cow's milk.
Source: Wiktionary
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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