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.
AUTOSOME
autosome, somatic chromosome
(noun) any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
autosome (plural autosomes)
(genetics) Any chromosome other than sex chromosomes.
Source: Wiktionary
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GUILLOTINE
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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