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.
HAEMATOXYLIN
Noun
haematoxylin (countable and uncountable, plural haematoxylins)
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematoxylin
Source: Wiktionary
Hæm`a*tox"y*lin, n. Etym: [See Hæmatoxylon.] (Chem.)
Definition: The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, C16H14O6, with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also hematin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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