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.
CHRYSOTILE
chrysotile
(noun) a grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
chrysotile (countable and uncountable, plural chrysotiles)
(mineral) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4; a form of serpentine asbestos.
Anagrams
• chrysolite
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