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.
GALVANIZATION
galvanization, galvanisation
(noun) either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting
galvanization, galvanisation
(noun) stimulation that arouses a person to lively action; “the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team”
galvanization, galvanisation
(noun) stimulation with a galvanic current
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
galvanization (plural galvanizations)
The act or process of galvanizing.
Source: Wiktionary
Gal"va*niza`tion, n.
Definition: The act of process of galvanizing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRUNCATION
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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