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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(noun) all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; “he wanted a better sex life”; “the film contained no sex or violence”
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