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.
THYROCALCITONIN
calcitonin, thyrocalcitonin
(noun) thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
thyrocalcitonin (countable and uncountable, plural thyrocalcitonins)
(hormone) A hormone, secreted by parenchymal cells, that regulates calcium and phosphate metabolism.
Synonyms
• calcitonin
Source: Wiktionary
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