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.
UREAMETER
U`re*am"e*ter, n. Etym: [Urea + -meter.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: An apparatus for the determination of the amount of urea in urine, in which the nitrogen evolved by the action of certain reagents, on a given volume of urine, is collected and measured, and the urea calculated accordingly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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