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.
INDOXYL
Noun
indoxyl (plural indoxyls)
(organic compound) A hydroxyl derivative of indole produced by bacterial degradation of indoleacetic acid
Source: Wiktionary
In*dox"yl, n. Etym: [Indigo + hydroxyl.] (Chem.)
Definition: A nitrogenous substance, C8H7NO, isomeric with oxindol, obtained as an oily liquid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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