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.
FORMULAS
Noun
formulas
plural of formula
Source: Wiktionary
FORMULA
For"mu*la, n.; pl. E. Formulas, L. Formulæ. Etym: [L., dim. of forma form, model. SeeForm, n.]
1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said.
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines.
3. (Math.)
Definition: A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal formula.
4. (Med.)
Definition: A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a medicinal compound.
5. (Chem.)
Definition: A symbolic expression (by means of letters, figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a compound.
Note: Chemical formulæ consist of the abbreviations of the names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each element contained. Empirical formula (Chem.), an expression which gives the simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2.
– Graphic formula, Rational formula (Chem.), an expression of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is CH3.(C:O).OH; -- called also structural formula, constitutional formula, etc. See also the formula of Benzene nucleus, under Benzene.
– Molecular formula (Chem.), a formula indicating the supposed molecular constitution of a compound.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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