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.
POLARISCOPE
polarimeter, polariscope
(noun) an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
polariscope (plural polariscopes)
A polarimeter.
Anagrams
• procolipase
Source: Wiktionary
Po*lar"i*scope, n. Etym: [Polar + -scope.] (Opt.)
Definition: An instrument consisting essentially of a polarizer and an analyzer, used for polarizing light, and analyzing its properties.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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