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.
VANADATE
vanadate
(noun) a salt or ester of vanadic acid; an anion containing pentavalent vanadium
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vanadate (plural vanadates)
(chemistry) any salt of vanadic acid
(chemistry) any of the corresponding anions, VO3, VO4, or V2O7
Source: Wiktionary
Van"a*date, n. Etym: [Cf. F. vanadate.] (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of vanadic acid. [Formerly also vanadiate.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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