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.
SEMIMETALLIC
Etymology
Adjective
semimetallic (comparative more semimetallic, superlative most semimetallic)
(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to a semimetal.
Source: Wiktionary
Sem`i*me*tal"lic, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to a semimetal; possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree; resembling metal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SENSE
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