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.
ACYCLIC
acyclic, open-chain
(adjective) having an open chain structure
acyclic
(adjective) not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
acyclic (comparative more acyclic, superlative most acyclic)
(chemistry) Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
(graph theory, of a graph) Containing no cycles.
(botany) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.
Antonyms
• cyclic
Source: Wiktionary
A*cyc"lic, a. [Pref. a- not + cyclic.]
Definition: Not cyclic; not disposed in cycles or whorls; as: (a) (Bot.)
Definition: Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle. (b) (Org. Chem.) Having an open-chain structure; aliphatic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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