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.
ROLLOVER
rollover
(noun) the act of changing the institution that invests your pension plan without incurring a tax penalty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rollover (countable and uncountable, plural rollovers)
The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.
(automotive) A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.
(computing) A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.
(computing) A keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly.
(finance) The reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment.
(finance) A fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan.
(British) In the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week.
(pinball) A target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it.
Source: Wiktionary
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CHEMICAL
(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”
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