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.
MAGNIFIER
magnifier
(noun) a scientific instrument that magnifies an image
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
magnifier (plural magnifiers)
That which magnifies.
One who extols.
A magnifying glass.
Source: Wiktionary
Mag"ni*fi`er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, magnifies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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