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.
NEPHRITICS
Noun
nephritics
plural of nephritic
Source: Wiktionary
NEPHRITIC
Ne*phrit"ic, Ne*phrit"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. nephriticus, gr. néphrétique. See Nephritis.]
1. Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a nephritic disease.
2. (Med.) (a) Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a nephritic patient. (b) Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the kidneys; as, a nephritic medicine. Nephritic stone (Min.), nephrite; jade. See Nephrite.
Ne*phrit"ic, n. (Med.)
Definition: A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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