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.
CRYSTALISED
crystallized, crystalised
(adjective) having both internal structure and external form of a crystal; “quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized”
candied, crystalized, crystalised, glace
(adjective) (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
crystalised
simple past tense and past participle of crystalise
Source: Wiktionary
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