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.
DECALCIFICATION
decalcification
(noun) loss of calcium from bones or teeth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
decalcification (countable and uncountable, plural decalcifications)
The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones.
Source: Wiktionary
De*cal`ci*fi*ca"tion, n.
Definition: The removal of calcareous matter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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