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.
SEMISOLID
semisolid
(adjective) partly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate between a solid and a liquid; “a semisolid mixture”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
semisolid (not comparable)
Having properties that partially resemble those of a solid; having properties between those of a solid and those of a liquid.
Noun
semisolid (plural semisolids)
Any substance with such properties.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Sem`i*sol"id, a.
Definition: Partially solid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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