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.
ZYMOTICS
Noun
zymotics pl (plural only)
zymotic diseases collectively
Source: Wiktionary
ZYMOTIC
Zy*mot"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Designating, or pertaining to, a certain class of diseases. See Zymotic disease, below. Zymotic disease (Med.), any epidemic, endemic, contagious, or sporadic affection which is produced by some morbific principle or organism acting on the system like a ferment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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