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.
CHROMITES
Noun
chromites
plural of chromite
Anagrams
• hectorism, trichomes
Source: Wiktionary
CHROMITE
Chro"mite, n.
1. (Min.)
Definition: A black submetallic mineral consisting of oxide of chromium and iron; -- called also chromic iron.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: A compound or salt of chromous hydroxide regarded as an acid. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
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