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.
OLEFINES
Noun
olefines
plural of olefine
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OLEFINE
O"le*fine, n. Etym: [From Olefiant.] (Chem.)
Definition: Olefiant gas, or ethylene; hence, by extension, any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type. See Ethylene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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