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.
BRONCHODILATOR
bronchodilator
(noun) a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bronchodilator (plural bronchodilators)
(medicine) Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs
Source: Wiktionary
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GRIEVOUS
(adjective) causing or marked by grief or anguish; “a grievous loss”; “a grievous cry”; “her sigh was heartbreaking”; “the heartrending words of Rabin’s granddaughter”
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