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.
CHONDRULE
chondrule
(noun) small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chondrule (plural chondrules)
A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.
Source: Wiktionary
Chon"drule, n. Etym: [Dim. from Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imdedded more or less aboundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called chondrites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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