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.
PLASTICISE
plasticize, plasticise
(verb) make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer; “plasticized PVC”
plasticize, plasticise
(verb) become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
plasticise (third-person singular simple present plasticises, present participle plasticising, simple past and past participle plasticised)
Alternative spelling of plasticize
Anagrams
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PARSEC
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
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