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.
NEUTROPHILE
neutrophil, neutrophile
(noun) the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
neutrophile (plural neutrophiles)
(biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
Source: Wiktionary
Neu"tro*phile, Neu"tro*phil, n. [L. neuter + Gr. loving.] (Physiol.)
Definition: One of a group of leucocytes whose granules stain only with neutral dyes. -- Neu"tro*phil"ic (#), a., Neu*troph"i*lous (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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