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.
KETOACIDOSIS
ketoacidosis, diabetic acidosis
(noun) acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ketoacidosis (countable and uncountable, plural ketoacidoses)
(pathology) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.
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31 January 2025
DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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