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.
KERATINIZE
keratinize, keratinise
(verb) become horny and impregnated with keratin
keratinize, keratinise
(verb) convert into keratin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
keratinize (third-person singular simple present keratinizes, present participle keratinizing, simple past and past participle keratinized)
(transitive) To convert into keratin.
(intransitive) To take on the appearance of keratin, or become impregnated with keratin.
Source: Wiktionary
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