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.
EUCALYPTOL
Etymology
Noun
eucalyptol (countable and uncountable, plural eucalyptols)
(organic compound) A polycyclic monoterpenoid ether, obtained from eucalyptus oil, used in perfumery and in the production of pharmaceuticals etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Eu`ca*lyp*tol, n. Etym: [Eucalyptus + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)
Definition: A volatile, terpenelike oil extracted from the eucalyptus, and consisting largely of cymene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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