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.
GOITROGEN
goitrogen
(noun) any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
goitrogen (plural goitrogens)
Any agent that causes goiter, such as thiouracil.
• "We have previously shown that treating rats with the reversible goitrogen 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) from birth to Day 25 increases testis size and sperm production in adulthood by up to 80% and 140%, respectively."
• "These results suggest that excess iodine induces thyroid involution in goitrogen-treated rats at least partially by apoptosis."
Source: Wiktionary
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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