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.
SESQUISULPHIDES
Noun
sesquisulphides
plural of sesquisulphide
Source: Wiktionary
SESQUISULPHIDE
Ses`qui*sul"phide, n. Etym: [Sesqui- + sulphide.] (Chem.)
Definition: A sulphide, analogous to a sesquioxide, containing three atoms of sulphur to two of the other ingredient; -- formerly called also sesquisulphuret; as, orpiment, As2S3 is arsenic sesquisulphide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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