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.
CENTRIFUGE
centrifuge, extractor, separator
(noun) an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
centrifuge, centrifugate
(verb) rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
centrifuge (plural centrifuges)
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
Verb
centrifuge (third-person singular simple present centrifuges, present participle centrifuging, simple past and past participle centrifuged)
To rotate something in a centrifuge in order to separate its constituents
Source: Wiktionary
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DESIRABLE
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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