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.
INCITANT
Etymology
Adjective
incitant (comparative more incitant, superlative most incitant)
Inciting; stimulating.
Noun
incitant (plural incitants)
That which incites; an inciting agent or cause; a stimulant.
Source: Wiktionary
In*cit"ant, a. Etym: [L. incitans, -antis, p. pr. of incitare. See Incite.]
Definition: Inciting; stimulating.
In*cit"ant, n.
Definition: That which incites; an inciting agent or cause; a stimulant. E. Darwin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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