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.
THYMOSIN
thymosin
(noun) hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue
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Noun
thymosin (plural thymosins)
A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the thymus, that stimulates the development of T cells as part of the immune system
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(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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