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.
MICROBIOLOGY
microbiology
(noun) the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
microbiology (uncountable)
(biology) The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.
Meronyms
• See also microbiology
Source: Wiktionary
Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gy, n. [See Microbe; -logy.]
Definition: The study of minute organisms, or microbes, as the bacteria. -- Mi`cro*bi`o*log"ic*al (#), a. -- Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gist (#), n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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