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.
PHOSPHORATED
Verb
phosphorated
simple past tense and past participle of phosphorate
Adjective
phosphorated (comparative more phosphorated, superlative most phosphorated)
Reacted or treated with phosphorus
Source: Wiktionary
PHOSPHORATE
Phos"phor*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Phosphorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Phosphorating.] (Chem.)
Definition: To impregnate, or combine, with phosphorus or its compounds; as, phosphorated oil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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