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.
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
nucleosynthesis
(noun) (astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nucleosynthesis (plural nucleosyntheses)
(physics, astronomy) Any of several processes that lead to the synthesis of heavier atomic nuclei.
Synonyms
• nucleogenesis
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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