In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
LINCOMYCIN
lincomycin, Lincocin
(noun) antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lincomycin (countable and uncountable, plural lincomycins)
A lincosamide antibiotic derived from Streptomyces lincolnensis.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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