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.
CHLOROTHIAZIDE
chlorothiazide, Diuril
(noun) a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chlorothiazide (usually uncountable, plural chlorothiazides)
(medicine) A thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of hypertension and other conditions
Source: Wiktionary
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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