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.
PROVITAMIN
provitamin
(noun) vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
provitamin (plural provitamins)
(biochemistry) Any biologically inactive compound that may be converted into a vitamin within an animal organism
Source: Wiktionary
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DITHER
(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
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