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.
GAMETOCYTE
gametocyte
(noun) an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gametocyte (plural gametocytes)
(cytology) A diploid germ cell that divides by meiosis into a gamete
Hyponyms
• spermatocyte
• oocyte
Source: Wiktionary
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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