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.
SURFICIAL
surficial
(adjective) pertaining to or occurring on or near the earth’s surface; “a surficial geologic deposit”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
surficial (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth.
Synonyms
• superficial
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
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