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.
METHYLATES
Noun
methylates
plural of methylate
Verb
methylates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of methylate
Source: Wiktionary
METHYLATE
Meth"yl*ate, n. Etym: [Methyl + alcoholate.] (Chem.)
Definition: An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy of a hydrate; as, sodium methylate, CH3ONa.
Meth"yl*ate, v. t.
Definition: To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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