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.
GUANIN
Noun
guanin (countable and uncountable, plural guanins)
Dated form of guanine.
Anagrams
• Guinan, ungain
Source: Wiktionary
Gua"nin, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A crystalline substance (C5H5N5O) contained in guano. It is also a constituent of the liver, pancreas, and other glands in mammals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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