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.
PYROGEN
pyrogen, pyrectic
(noun) any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature
pyrogen
(noun) any substance characterized by its great flammability
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pyrogen (plural pyrogens)
(medicine) Any substance that produces fever, or a rise in body temperature
Synonyms
• pyrectic
Anagrams
• progeny
Source: Wiktionary
Pyr"o*gen, n. Etym: [See Pyrogenous.]
1. Electricity. [R.]
2. (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A poison separable from decomposed meat infusions, and supposed to be formed from albuminous matter through the agency of bacteria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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