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.
OXYTOCIC
oxytocic, oxytocic drug
(noun) a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
oxytocic (comparative more oxytocic, superlative most oxytocic)
(medicine) Serving to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth.
Noun
oxytocic (plural oxytocics)
An oxytocic drug.
Source: Wiktionary
Ox`y*toc"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Promoting uterine contractions, or parturition.
– n.
Definition: An oxytocic medicine or agent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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