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.
CHLORINITY
chlorinity
(noun) a measure of the quantity of chlorine or other halides in water (especially seawater)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chlorinity (countable and uncountable, plural chlorinities)
(chemistry) A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater
Source: Wiktionary
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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