Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be āsatanic.ā However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ARGENTIC
argentic
(adjective) relating to compounds in which silver is bivalent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
argentic (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to or containing silver.
(chemistry) Of certain compounds, containing silver in a lower proportion than in argentous compounds.
Synonyms
• (of, pertaining to or containing silver): argentous, silvery
Anagrams
• catering, citrange, creating, creƤting, reacting, reƤcting
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*gen"tic, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion; as, argentic chloride.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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