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.
CONDUCTANCES
Noun
conductances
plural of conductance
Source: Wiktionary
CONDUCTANCE
Con*duct"ance (kon*duk"tans), n. [Conduct, v. + -ance.] (Elec.)
Definition: Conducting power; -- the reciprocal of resistance. A suggested unit is the mho, the reciprocal of the ohm.
Conductance is an attribute of any specified conductor, and refers to its shape, length, and other factors. Conductivity is an attribute of any specified material without direct reference to its shape or other factors. Sloane's Elec. Dict.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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