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.
HYDRASTINE
Etymology
Noun
hydrastine (uncountable)
(organic compound) A natural alkaloid present in goldenseal.
Anagrams
• anhydrites
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*dras"tine, n. (Chem.)
Definition: An alkaloid, found in the rootstock of the golden seal (Hydrastis Canadensis), and extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance. It is used as a tonic and febrifuge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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