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.
pentyl (plural pentyls)
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C5H11, formally derived from pentane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pen"tyl, n. Etym: [Penta + -yl.] (Chem.)
Definition: The hypothetical radical, C5H11, of pentane and certain of its derivatives. Same as Amyl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 September 2024
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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.