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.
CHONDRITIC
chondritic, granular
(adjective) having a granular structure like that of chondrites
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
chondritic (comparative more chondritic, superlative most chondritic)
(geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
(planetology, of an elemental ratio) Similar to that found in chondrites.
Source: Wiktionary
Chon*drit"ic, a. (Min.)
Definition: Granular; pertaining to, or having the granular structure characteristic of, the class of meteorites called chondrites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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