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.
ADHESIVES
Noun
adhesives
plural of adhesive
Source: Wiktionary
ADHESIVE
Ad*he"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. adhésif.]
1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson. Adhesive attraction. (Physics) See Attraction.
– Adhesive inflammation (Surg.), that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration.
– Adhesive plaster, a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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