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.
CRUSTACEOUS
crustaceous
(adjective) being or having or resembling a hard crust or shell
crustaceous, crustacean
(adjective) of or belonging to the class Crustacea
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
crustaceous (comparative more crustaceous, superlative most crustaceous)
Resembling a crustacean.
Hard, thin and brittle.
Source: Wiktionary
Crus*ta"ceous (krs-t"shs; 97), a. Etym: [NL. crustaceous. See crustacea.]
1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, crust or shell; having a crustlike shell.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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