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.
KINASE
kinase
(noun) an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kinase (plural kinases)
(enzyme, organic compound) Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation.
Synonyms
• phosphokinase
Anagrams
• Aikens, Eakins, Sekani, enkais, nakies
Source: Wiktionary
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SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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