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.
NAPHTHALIC
Etymology
Adjective
naphthalic (comparative more naphthalic, superlative most naphthalic)
Of, pertaining to, yielding, or derived from naphthalene
Synonyms
• phthalic
Source: Wiktionary
Naph*tha"lic, a. (Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- used specifically to denote any one of a series of acids derived from naphthalene, and called naphthalene acids. (b) Formerly, designating an acid probably identical with phthalic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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