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.
ZWITTERION
Etymology
Noun
zwitterion (plural zwitterions)
(chemistry) A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge.
Synonyms
• inner salt
• dipolar ion
Source: Wiktionary
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30 May 2023
CHAINED
(adjective) bound with chains; “enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones”; “prisoners in chains”
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