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.
LOCA
Noun
loca
plural of locum
Anagrams
• ALCO, Acol, COLA, Calo, Caló, Coal., LCAO, alco, alco-, coal, cola
Noun
LOCA (plural LOCAs)
(nuclear industry) loss-of-coolant accident
Initialism of Liquid optically clear adhesive.
Synonyms
• loss-of-coolant accident
Coordinate terms
• RIA
Anagrams
• ALCO, Acol, COLA, Calo, Caló, Coal., LCAO, alco, alco-, coal, cola
Source: Wiktionary
LOCUS
Lo"cus, n.; pl. Loci, & Loca. Etym: [L., place. Cf. Allow, Couch, Lieu, Local.]
1. A place; a locality.
2. (Math.)
Definition: The line traced by a point which varies its position according to some determinate law; the surface described by a point or line that moves according to a given law. Plane locus, a locus that is a straight line, or a circle.
– Solid locus, a locus that is one of the conic sections.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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