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.
CARBAMIDE
urea, carbamide
(noun) the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
carbamide (plural carbamides)
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) urea
Source: Wiktionary
Car*bam"ide, n. Etym: [Carbonyl + amide.] (Chem.)
Definition: The technical name for urea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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