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.
CHROMOPHORE
chromophore
(noun) the chemical group that gives color to a molecule
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chromophore (plural chromophores)
(chemistry) that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour
(chemistry) (more generally) the group of atoms in a molecule in which the electronic transition responsible for a given spectral band is located
Source: Wiktionary
Chro"mo*phore, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Definition: Any chemical group or residue (as NO
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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