In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DIALYTIC
Etymology
Adjective
dialytic (not comparable)
Relating to, or producing dissolution
Relating to dialysis
Anagrams
• calidity
Source: Wiktionary
Di`a*lyt"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Dialysis.]
Definition: Having the quality of unloosing or separating. Clarke. Dialytic telescope, an achromatic telescope in which the colored dispersion produced by a single object lens of crown glass is corrected by a smaller concave lens, or combination of lenses, of high dispersive power, placed at a distance in the narrower part of the converging cone of rays, usually near the middle of the tube.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; “market runups are invariably followed by a correction”
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