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.
PEROXIDATION
Etymology
Noun
peroxidation (countable and uncountable, plural peroxidations)
(chemistry) Any oxidation reaction, especially of an oxide, that produces a peroxide
(organic chemistry) The reaction of a double bond with a peroxide
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Source: Wiktionary
Per*ox`i*da"tion, n.
Definition: Act, process, or result of peroxidizing; oxidation to a peroxide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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