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.
INSOLUBILITY
insolubility
(noun) the quality of being insoluble and difficult to dissolve in liquid
unsolvability, insolubility
(noun) the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it impossible to solve
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
insolubility (usually uncountable, plural insolubilities)
The quality of being insoluble
Source: Wiktionary
In*sol`u*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. insolubilitas: cf. F. insolubilité.]
1. The quality or state of being insoluble or not dissolvable, as in a fluid.
2. The quality of being inexplicable or insolvable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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