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.
HEMATEIN
Noun
hematein (countable and uncountable, plural hemateins)
An oxidized derivative of haematoxylin, used in staining.
Anagrams
• ethamine, hematine
Source: Wiktionary
Hem`a*te"in, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Definition: A reddish brown or violet crystalline substance, C16H12O6, got from hematoxylin by partial oxidation, and regarded as analogous to the phthaleins.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
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