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.
BIAXAL
biaxial, biaxal, biaxate
(adjective) having two axes; “biaxial crystals”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
biaxal (not comparable)
Archaic form of biaxial.
Source: Wiktionary
Bi*ax"al, Bi*ax"i*al, a. Etym: [Pref. bi- + axal, axial.] (Opt.)
Definition: Having two axes; as, biaxial polarization. Brewster.
– Bi*ax"i*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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