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.
INDIRUBIN
Etymology
Noun
indirubin (countable and uncountable, plural indirubins)
(organic compound) A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo blue.
Source: Wiktionary
In`di*ru"bin, n. Etym: [Indigo + L. ruber red.] (Chem.)
Definition: A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo blue, and accompanying it as a side product, in its artificial production.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”
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