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.
NEPHELOMETER
Etymology
Noun
nephelometer (plural nephelometers)
(analytical chemistry) An instrument for measuring various aspects of the suspended particles in a fluid; especially in a colloid.
Source: Wiktionary
Neph`e*lom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.]
Definition: An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACK
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
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