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.
VIRIDINE
Vir"i*dine, n. Etym: [L. viridis green.] (Chem.)
Definition: A greenish, oily, nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C12H19N7, obtained from coal tar, and probably consisting of a mixture of several metameric compounds which are higher derivatives of the base pyridine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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