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.
ANDROGEN
androgen, androgenic hormone
(noun) male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
androgen (plural androgens)
(steroid hormone) The generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.
Anagrams
• dragonnĂ©, end organ, end-organ, endorgan
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
14 May 2025
TERNARY
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
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