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.
TARGETING
Adjective
targeting (comparative more targeting, superlative most targeting)
Involved in the transportation or correct positioning of a protein inside or outside a specific region of the cell.
Noun
targeting (plural targetings)
An instance of targeting.
Verb
targeting
present participle of target
Source: Wiktionary
TARGET
Tar"get, n. Etym: [OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame, case, border, OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.]
1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
2. (a) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. (b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target.
3. (Surveying)
Definition: The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
4. (Railroad)
Definition: A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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