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.
MANGANIC
Etymology
Adjective
manganic (not comparable)
(chemistry) Containing manganese in its higher oxidation states.
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Source: Wiktionary
Man`gan"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. manganique.] (Chem.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in which manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with manganous compounds. Cf. Manganous. Manganic acid, an acid, H2MnO4, formed from manganese, analogous to sulphuric acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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