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.
GLYCOGENESIS
glycogenesis
(noun) the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand
glycogenesis
(noun) the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
glycogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural glycogeneses)
(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of a sugar
(biochemistry) The synthesis of glycogen from glucose
Source: Wiktionary
Gly*cog"e*ny, Gly`co*gen"e*sis, n. (Physiol.)
Definition: The production or formation of sugar from gycogen, as in the liver.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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