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.
SUBOXIDES
Noun
suboxides
plural of suboxide
Source: Wiktionary
SUBOXIDE
Sub*ox"ide, n. (Chem.)
Definition: An oxide containing a relatively small amount of oxygen, and less than the normal proportion; as, potassium suboxide, K4O.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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