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.
DIAZEPAM
diazepam, Valium
(noun) a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
diazepam (countable and uncountable, plural diazepams)
(medicine, pharmaceutical drug) A minor tranquillizer of the benzodiazepine family, with sedative effects, taken to reduce anxiety.
Synonyms
• Valium
Source: Wiktionary
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