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.
CARIOUS
carious
(adjective) (of teeth) affected with cavities or decay
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
carious (comparative more carious, superlative most carious)
Having caries (bone or tooth decay); decayed, rotten.
Anagrams
• curiosa
Source: Wiktionary
Ca"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. cariosus, fr. caries dacay.]
Definition: Affected with caries; decaying; as, a carious tooth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DERMATOGLYPHICS
(noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”
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