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.
VINCRISTINE
vincristine, Oncovin
(noun) periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
vincristine (countable and uncountable, plural vincristines)
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
Source: Wiktionary
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SYCAMORE
(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
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