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.
PEPTIDASE
protease, peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme
(noun) any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
peptidase (plural peptidases)
(enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids; a protease.
Anagrams
• appetised, sapeptide
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
6 October 2024
DATELESS
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
Coffee Trivia
