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.
VITRIOLATES
Noun
vitriolates
plural of vitriolate
Source: Wiktionary
VITRIOLATE
Vit"ri*o*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vitriolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vitriolating.] (Old Chem.) (a) To convert into, or change to, a vitriol; to make into sulphuric acid or a sulphate. (b) To subject to the action of, or impregnate with, vitriol.
Vit"ri*o*late, a.
Definition: Vitriolated. [R.]
Vit"ri*o*late, n. (Old Chem.)
Definition: A sulphate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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