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.
PROTAMIN
Noun
protamin (plural protamins)
Alternative form of protamine
Source: Wiktionary
Pro"ta*min, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: An amorphous nitrogenous substance found in the spermatic fluid of salmon. It is soluble in water, which an alkaline reaction, and unites with acids and metallic bases.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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