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.
VIRION
virion
(noun) (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
virion (plural virions)
(virology) A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).
Anagrams
• virino
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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