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.
HEXANE
hexane
(noun) a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hexane (countable and uncountable, plural hexanes)
(organic compound) Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C6H14. They are colorless, volatile liquids.
Source: Wiktionary
Hex"ane, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Definition: Any one of five hydrocarbons, C6H14, of the paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, and are so called because the molecule has six carbon atoms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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