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.
COMPARTMENT
compartment
(noun) a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
compartment
(noun) a space into which an area is subdivided
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
compartment (plural compartments)
A room, or section, or chamber
One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
(biochemistry) Part of a protein that serves a specific function.
(heraldry) A mound (often of grass) beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
(anatomy) A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.
Verb
compartment (third-person singular simple present compartments, present participle compartmenting, simple past and past participle compartmented)
(transitive) To arrange in separate compartments.
Source: Wiktionary
Com*part"ment, n. Etym: [F. compartiment, OF. compartir to divide. See Compart.]
1. One of the parts into which an inclosed portion of space is divided, as by partitions, or lines; as, the compartments of a cabinet, a house, or a garden. In the midst was placed a large compartment composed of grotesque work. Carew.
2. (Shipbuilding)
Definition: One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHEMICAL
(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”
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