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.
ASPARTAME
aspartame
(noun) an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
aspartame (usually uncountable, plural aspartames)
(organic compound) An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.
Synonyms
• E951 when used as a sweetener
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
13 November 2024
OSTENSIBLE
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
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