Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ABSORBEFACIENT
absorbefacient, sorbefacient
(adjective) inducing or promoting absorption
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
absorbefacient (comparative more absorbefacient, superlative most absorbefacient)
(medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug).
Noun
absorbefacient (plural absorbefacients)
(medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption.
Source: Wiktionary
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