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.
URICOSURIC
uricosuric
(adjective) acting to increase the excretion of uric acid in the urine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
uricosuric (not comparable)
(medicine) Pertaining to gout suppressants that act directly on the renal tubule to increase the excretion of uric acid, thus reducing its concentrations in plasma.
Noun
uricosuric (plural uricosurics)
Any medicine of this kind.
Source: Wiktionary
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