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.
BORNEOLS
Noun
borneols
plural of borneol
Source: Wiktionary
BORNEOL
Bor"ne*ol, n. Etym: [Borneo + -ol.] (Chem.)
Definition: A rare variety of camphor, C10H17.OH, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra (Dryobalanops camphora), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also Borneo camphor, Malay camphor, and camphol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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