The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
quinic (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from quinine
Source: Wiktionary
Quin"ic, a. Etym: [See Quinine, and cf. Kinic.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a white crystalline substance. [Written also chinic, kinic.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.