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.
DIALYSIS
dialysis
(noun) separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dialysis (countable and uncountable, plural dialyses)
(chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
(medicine) Utilization of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
(rhetoric) The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion.
(rhetoric) Asyndeton.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*al"y*sis, n.; pl. Dialyses. Etym: [L., separation, fr. Gr.
1. (Gram.)
Definition: Diæresis. See Diæresis,
1.
2. (Rhet.)
Definition: Same as Asyndeton.
3. (Med.) (a) Debility. (b) A solution of continuity; division; separation of parts.
4. (Chem.)
Definition: The separation of different substances in solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion, especially through natural or artificial membranes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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