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.
PROPELLENT
propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive
(adjective) tending to or capable of propelling; “propellant fuel for submarines”; “the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency”; “universities...the seats of propulsive thought”
propellant, propellent
(noun) any substance that propels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
propellent (plural propellents)
Alternative spelling of propellant
Adjective
propellent (comparative more propellent, superlative most propellent)
Capable of propelling.
Anagrams
• prepollent
Source: Wiktionary
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