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.
POLYURETHANE
polyurethane, polyurethan
(noun) any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
polyurethane (plural polyurethanes)
(organic chemistry) Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in very many industrial and domestic applications.
Synonyms
• PUR (abbreviation)
Source: Wiktionary
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VOLATILE
(noun) a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; “it was heated to evaporate the volatiles”
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