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.
MOLYBDOUS
Etymology
Adjective
molybdous (not comparable)
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing molybdenum; specifically designating those compounds in which molybdenum has a lower valence as contrasted with molybdic compounds.
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*lyb"dous, a. Etym: [See Molybdena.]
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which molybdenum has a lower valence as contrasted with molybdic compounds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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