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.
PHOTON
photon
(noun) a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
photon (plural photons)
(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.
Anagrams
• notoph
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29 December 2024
CHRONIC
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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