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.
SUBTILIZATION
Etymology
Noun
subtilization (countable and uncountable, plural subtilizations)
The act of making subtle.
(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapour.
refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation
Source: Wiktionary
Sub`til*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. subtilization.]
1. The act of making subtile.
2. (Old Chem.)
Definition: The operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapor.
3. Refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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