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.
VOLATILISE
volatilize, volatilise
(verb) make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
volatilise (third-person singular simple present volatilises, present participle volatilising, simple past and past participle volatilised)
Alternative form of volatilize
Anagrams
• alveolitis
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