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.
SCOPOLINE
Noun
scopoline (countable and uncountable, plural scopolines)
A crystalline alkaloid, C8H13NO2, with sedative properties, formed from scopine, ususally by hydrolysis of scopolamine.
Anagrams
• Niloscope, cineloops
Source: Wiktionary
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SUPERFETATION
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