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.
CUPRITE
cuprite
(noun) a mineral consisting of cuprous oxide that is a source of copper
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
cuprite (countable and uncountable, plural cuprites)
(mineral) A mineral composed of cuprous oxide and a minor ore of copper.
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Cu"prite (k"prt), n. (Min.)
Definition: The red oxide of copper; red copper; an important ore of copper, occurring massive and in isometric crystals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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