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.
STILBOESTROL
stilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, diethylstilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES
(noun) a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
stilboestrol (countable and uncountable, plural stilboestrols)
Alternative spelling of stilbestrol
Source: Wiktionary
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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