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.
BIOLOGY
biology, biological science
(noun) the science that studies living organisms
biota, biology
(noun) all the plant and animal life of a particular region
biology
(noun) characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; “the biology of viruses”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
biology (countable and uncountable, plural biologies)
The study of all life or living matter.
The living organisms of a particular region.
The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism.
Synonyms
• lifelore, life science, life sciences
Meronyms
• See also biology
Source: Wiktionary
Bi*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. life + -logy: cf. F. biologie.]
Definition: The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin, structure, development, function, and distribution of animals and plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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