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.
PHENCYCLIDINE
phencyclidine, phencyclidine hydrochloride, PCP, angel dust
(noun) a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or ‘dust’) for its effects as a hallucinogen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phencyclidine (countable and uncountable, plural phencyclidines)
(chemistry) A veterinary anesthetic, used illegally in humans as a hallucinogen
Synonyms
• (illegal hallucinogen (slang)): PCP, angel dust, peace pill, crystal, hog, horse tranquilizer, tic, zoot, ill
Source: Wiktionary
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