PALLADIC

Etymology

Adjective

palladic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to palladium.

Source: Wiktionary


Pal*la"dic, a. (Chem.)

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or derived from, palladium; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with palladious compounds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ACETYLATION

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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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