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.
SARIN
sarin, GB
(noun) a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Named after the initials of its creators, Gerhard Schrader (1903–1990), Ambros, Rüdiger and Van der Linde.
Noun
sarin (uncountable)
The neurotoxin O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.
Anagrams
• Nairs, Nasir, Rains, Risan, arnis, naris, nasri, rains, ranis, siRNA, sirna
Source: Wiktionary
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