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.
HEXADECANOIC
Etymology
Adjective
hexadecanoic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives
Synonyms
• palmitic
Source: Wiktionary
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PRESCRIPTIVE
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
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