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.
XENOGENEIC
xenogeneic
(adjective) denoting or relating to cells or tissues from individuals belonging to different species
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Etymology
Adjective
xenogeneic (not comparable)
(genetics) Derived from a different species and therefore genetically and immunologically incompatible
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