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.
GRAM
Gram, Hans C. J. Gram
(noun) Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)
gram, gramme, gm
(noun) a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Gram
A surname.
A town in Denmark
Noun
Gram (plural Grams)
(colloquial) Clipping of Instagram.
Anagrams
• MAgr, marg
Etymology 1
Noun
gram (plural grams)
A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g
Etymology 2
Noun
gram (uncountable)
A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.
(uncountable) The seeds of these plants.
Etymology 3
Diminutive of grandmother
Noun
gram (plural grams)
grandmother
Etymology 4
Adjective
gram (comparative more gram, superlative most gram)
(obsolete) angry
• Havelok the Dane
Etymology 5
Noun
gram (uncountable)
(US) Misspelling of graham.
Etymology 6
Noun
gram (plural grams)
(colloquial) Alternative form of 'gram
Anagrams
• MAgr, marg
Source: Wiktionary
-gram. Etym: [Gr. a thing drawn or written, a letter, fr. gra`fein to draw, write. See Graphic.]
Definition: A suffix indicating something drawn or written, a drawing, writing; -- as, monogram, telegram, chronogram.
Gram, a. Etym: [AS. gram; akin to E. grim. sq. root35.]
Definition: Angry. [Obs.] Havelok, the Dane.
Gram, n. Etym: [Pg. gro grain. See Grain.] (Bot.)
Definition: The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.
Gram, Gramme, n. Etym: [F. gramme, from Gr. that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. to write. See Graphic.]
Definition: The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See Grain, n., 4. Gram degree, or Gramme degree (Physics), a unit of heat, being the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water one degree centigrade.
– Gram equivalent (Electrolysis), that quantity of the metal which will replace one gram of hydrogen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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