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.
NONONE
Non"one, n. Etym: [Nonane + -one, suffix denoting the third degree of unsaturation.] (Chem.)
Definition: Any one of several metameric unsaturated hydrocarbons (C9H14) of the valylene series.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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