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.
TENNANTITES
Noun
tennantites
plural of tennantite
Source: Wiktionary
TENNANTITE
Ten"nant*ite, n. Etym: [Named after Smithson Tennant, an English chemist.] (Min.)
Definition: A blackish lead-gray mineral, closely related to tetrahedrite. It is essentially a sulphide of arsenic and copper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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