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.
MYOEPITHELIAL
My`o*ep`i*the"li*al, a. Etym: [Myo- + epithelial.]
1. (Biol.)
Definition: Derived from epithelial cells and destined to become a part of the muscular system; -- applied to structural elements in certain embryonic forms.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the characteristics of both muscle and epithelium; as, the myoepithelial cells of the hydra.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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