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.
CYANIZE
Verb
cyanize (third-person singular simple present cyanizes, present participle cyanizing, simple past and past participle cyanized)
(chemistry, transitive) To convert into cyanide.
Alternative form of kyanize
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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