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.
PERCOLATION
percolation
(noun) the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification
percolation
(noun) the act of making coffee in a percolator
percolation, infiltration
(noun) the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; “the percolation of rainwater through the soil”; “the infiltration of seawater through the lava”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
percolation (countable and uncountable, plural percolations)
The seepage or filtration of a liquid through a porous substance.
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Source: Wiktionary
Per`co*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. percolatio.]
Definition: The act or process of percolating, or filtering; filtration; straining. Specifically (Pharm.), the process of exhausting the virtues of a powdered drug by letting a liquid filter slowly through it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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