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.
OLEORESINS
Noun
oleoresins
plural of oleoresin
Source: Wiktionary
OLEORESIN
O`le*o*res"in, n. Etym: [L.oleum oil + E. resin.]
1. (Chem.)
Definition: A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in solution.
– O`le*o*res"in*ous, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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