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.
ALBITE
albite, white feldspar
(noun) a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
albite (plural albites)
(mineral) A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series.
Anagrams
• albeit, betail, libate
Source: Wiktionary
Al"bite, n. Etym: [L. albus white.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of the feldspar family, triclinic in crystallization, and in composition a silicate of alumina and soda. It is a common constituent of granite and of various igneous rocks. See Feldspar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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