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.
MUCOSITY
Noun
mucosity (countable and uncountable, plural mucosities)
(uncountable) The state of being mucous.
(countable) Mucous material.
Synonyms
• mucousness
Source: Wiktionary
Mu*cos"i*ty, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being mucous or slimy; mucousness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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