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.
BACTERIOSCOPY
Bac*te`ri*os"co*py, n. Etym: [Bacterium + -scopy ] (Biol.)
Definition: The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and identification, as in the examination of polluted water.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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