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.
PETRIFACTIVE
Adjective
petrifactive (not comparable)
Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction.
Source: Wiktionary
Pet`ri*fac"tive, a.
1. Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying.
2. Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction. The . . . petrifactive mutations of hard bodies. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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