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.
DESALINISATION
desalination, desalinization, desalinisation
(noun) the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
desalinisation (uncountable)
Removal of salt and other minerals from water; desalination.
Synonyms
• desalination
Source: Wiktionary
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12 May 2025
UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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