In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
HYDROXY
hydroxy
(adjective) being or containing a hydroxyl group
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
hydroxy (not comparable)
(chemistry) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.
Etymology 2
Noun
hydroxy (uncountable)
(informal, pharmaceutical drug) Clipping of hydroxychloroquine.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*drox"y-. (Chem.)
Definition: A combining form, also used adjectively, indicating hydroxyl as an ingredient. Hydroxy acid (Chem.), an organic acid, having (besides the hydroxyl group of the carboxyl radical) an alcoholic hydroxyl group, and thus having the qualities of an alcohol in addition to its acid properties; as, lactic and tartaric acids are hydroxy acids.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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