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.
MELANINS
Noun
melanins
plural of melanin
Anagrams
• Lemnians, linesman
Source: Wiktionary
MELANIN
Mel"a*nin, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Definition: A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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