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.
CODEINE
codeine
(noun) derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
codeine (usually uncountable, plural codeines)
(pharmaceutical drug) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and cough suppressant; often mixed with aspirin etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*de"ine, n. Etym: [Gr. cod.] (Chem.)
Definition: One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also codeia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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