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.
PERIODATE
Noun
periodate (plural periodates)
(inorganic chemistry) Either of two oxyanions of iodine; any salt containing these anions
Source: Wiktionary
Per*i"o*date, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of periodic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TERNARY
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
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