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.
DIASTATIC
Adjective
diastatic (not comparable)
(of a grain or malt) Having germinated, resulting in the presence of enzymes that convert starch into sugar.
Antonyms
• nondiastatic
Source: Wiktionary
Di`a*stat"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Diastase.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: Relating to diastase; having the properties of diastase; effecting the conversion of starch into sugar. The influence of acids and alkalies on the diastatic action of saliva. Lauder Brunton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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