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.
LITHOID
Etymology
Adjective
lithoid (comparative more lithoid, superlative most lithoid)
Stone-like in texture, appearance or other characteristic.
Anagrams
• dithiol
Source: Wiktionary
Lith"oid Li*thoid"al, a. Etym: [Litho- + -oid: cf. F. lithoïde.]
Definition: Like a stone; having a stony structure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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