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.
CAESIUM
cesium, caesium, Cs, atomic number
(noun) a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
caesium (uncountable)
The chemical element (symbol Cs) with an atomic number of 55. It is a soft, gold-colored, highly reactive alkali metal.
Anagrams
• aeciums, æciums
Source: Wiktionary
Cæ"si*um, n. Etym: [NL., from L. caesius bluish gray.] (Chem.)
Definition: A rare alkaline metal found in mineral water; -- so called from the two characteristic blue lines in its spectrum. It was the first element discovered by spectrum analysis, and is the most strongly basic and electro-positive substance known. Symbol Cs. Atomic weight 132.6.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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