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.
ISATIN
Noun
isatin (plural isatins)
(organic compound) The indole derivative 1H-indole-2,3-dione, used in the synthesis of dyes.
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• Isanti
Source: Wiktionary
I"sa*tin, n. Etym: [See Isatis.] (Chem.)
Definition: An orange-red crystalline substance, C8H5NO2, obtained by the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important source of artificial indigo. [Written also, less properly, isatine.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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