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.
PHENYLENE
Noun
phenylene (plural phenylenes)
(chemistry) Any of three isomeric divalent aromatic radicals derived from benzene by removing two hydrogen atoms from the ortho-, meta- or para- positions.
Source: Wiktionary
Phe"nyl*ene, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A hypothetic radical (C6H4) occurring in certain derivatives of benzene; as, phenylene diamine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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