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.
VINYL
vinyl
(noun) shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings
vinyl, vinyl group, vinyl radical
(noun) a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vinyl (countable and uncountable, plural vinyls)
(chemistry, uncountable) The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene.
(countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.
Hyponyms: polyvinyl chloride, PVC
(music, collectively, uncountable) Phonograph records as a medium.
(music, countable) A phonograph record.
Coordinate term: acetate
Adjective
vinyl (not comparable)
(chemistry) Containing the vinyl radical.
Synonym: vinylic
Made of polyvinyl chloride.
(music) Pertaining to a phonograph record.
Source: Wiktionary
Vi"nyl, n. Etym: [L. vinum wine + -yl.] (Chem.)
Definition: The hypothetical radical C2H3, regarded as the characteristic residue of ethylene and that related series of unsaturated hydrocarbons with which the allyl compounds are homologous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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