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.
CYANIDED
Verb
cyanided
simple past tense and past participle of cyanide
Source: Wiktionary
CYANIDE
Cy"a*nide (s"-nd or -nd; 104), n. Etym: [Cf. F. cyanide. See Cyanic.] (Chem.)
Definition: A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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