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.
PROTEASE
protease, peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme
(noun) any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
protease (plural proteases)
(enzyme) An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins.
Anagrams
• Asterope, operates, soap tree, soaptree
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