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.
IMMOBILIZATION
immobilization, immobilisation, immobilizing
(noun) the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; “the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team”
immobilization, immobilisation
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
immobilization (countable and uncountable, plural immobilizations)
The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
(soil science) The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants.
Antonyms
• mobilization
Source: Wiktionary
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