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.
CREOSOLS
Noun
creosols
plural of creosol
Anagrams
• colessor, core loss
Source: Wiktionary
CREOSOL
Cre"o*sol (kr"-sl), n. Etym: [Cresote + phenol.] (Chem.)
Definition: A colorless liquid resembling phenol or carbolic acid, homologous with pyrocatechin, and obtained from beechwood tar and gum guaiacum. [Written also creasol.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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