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.
SUBTILIN
subtilin
(noun) a polypeptide antibiotic (similar to bacitracin) obtained from a soil bacterium
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
subtilin (uncountable)
A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
Anagrams
• built-ins, builtins
Source: Wiktionary
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POPULATED
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; āthe area is well populatedā; āforests populated with all kinds of wild lifeā
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