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.
PROPELLENT
propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive
(adjective) tending to or capable of propelling; “propellant fuel for submarines”; “the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency”; “universities...the seats of propulsive thought”
propellant, propellent
(noun) any substance that propels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
propellent (plural propellents)
Alternative spelling of propellant
Adjective
propellent (comparative more propellent, superlative most propellent)
Capable of propelling.
Anagrams
• prepollent
Source: Wiktionary
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