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.
NEUTROPHILIC
Etymology
Adjective
neutrophilic (comparative more neutrophilic, superlative most neutrophilic)
Of or pertaining to neutrophils
In microscopy and chemistry, not staining strongly with acidic or alkaline stains, but staining strongly with pH-neutral stains
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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