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.
SAPROBE
saprobe
(noun) an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
saprobe (plural saprobes)
(biology) An organism that lives off of dead or decaying organic material
Synonyms
• saprotroph
Meronyms
• mushroom
Source: Wiktionary
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INSULATION
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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