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.
DICHLORIDE
dichloride, bichloride
(noun) a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dichloride (plural dichlorides)
(chemistry) any chloride containing two chlorine atoms bound to a single element or radical
Source: Wiktionary
Di*chlo"ride, n. Etym: [Pref. di- + chloride.] (Chem.)
Definition: Same as Bichloride.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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