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.
NITRIDE
nitride
(noun) a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
nitride (plural nitrides)
(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3.
Verb
nitride (third-person singular simple present nitrides, present participle nitriding, simple past and past participle nitrided)
(transitive) To subject to the nitriding process.
Anagrams
• inditer, neritid
Source: Wiktionary
Ni"tride ( or ), n. Etym: [fromNitrogen.] (Chem.)
Definition: A binary compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical; as, boric nitride.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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