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.
ECHIDNINE
Etymology
Noun
echidnine (uncountable)
The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain snakes.
(organic compound) A nitrogenous base contained in this fluid, believed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus.
Source: Wiktionary
E*chid"nine (; 104), n. Etym: [See Echidna.] (Chem.)
Definition: The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus. Brande & C.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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