In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EMODINS
Noun
emodins
plural of emodin
Anagrams
• dimeson, dinsome, domines, misdone, nomeids
Source: Wiktionary
EMODIN
Em"o*din, n. (Chem.)
Definition: An orange-red crystalline substance, C15H10O5, obtained from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc., and regarded as a derivative of anthraquinone; -- so called from a species of rhubarb (Rheum emodei).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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