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.
NITROCHLOROFORM
chloropicrin, nitrochloroform
(noun) a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nitrochloroform (uncountable)
chlorpicrin
Source: Wiktionary
Ni`tro-chlo"ro*form, n. Etym: [Nitro- + chloroform.] (Chem.)
Definition: Same as Chlorpicrin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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