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.
ELECTROACTIVE
Etymology
Adjective
electroactive (comparative more electroactive, superlative most electroactive)
(physics, chemistry) describing any material (especially in a cell) that is electrically active or responsive
(physics, chemistry) describing any polymer that changes shape in the presence of an electric field
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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