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.
DICHROISMS
Noun
dichroisms
plural of dichroism
Source: Wiktionary
DICHROISM
Di"chro*ism, n. Etym: [Gr. (Opt.)
Definition: The property of presenting different colors by transmitted light, when viewed in two different directions, the colors being unlike in the direction of unlike or unequal axes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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