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.
MUCIGEN
Etymology
Noun
mucigen (countable and uncountable, plural mucigens)
(physiology) A substance formed in mucous epithelial cells that gives rise to mucin.
Source: Wiktionary
Mu"ci*gen, n. Etym: [Mucin + -gen.] (Physiol.)
Definition: A substance which is formed in mucous epithelial cells, and gives rise to mucin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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