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.
NITROGENASE
nitrogenase
(noun) an enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nitrogenase (plural nitrogenases)
(enzyme) Any enzyme, especially in nitrogen-fixing bacteria, that catalyzes the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia.
Anagrams
• generations, renegations
Source: Wiktionary
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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