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.
CALORISATOR
Ca*lor"i*sa`tor, n. [NL., heater, fr. L. calor heat.]
Definition: An apparatus used in beet-sugar factories to heat the juice in order to aid the diffusion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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