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.
QUINOID
Etymology
Adjective
quinoid (comparative more quinoid, superlative most quinoid)
(organic chemistry) Having a structure based upon a quinone.
Noun
quinoid (plural quinoids)
(organic chemistry) Any substance whose structure is based upon a quinone.
Anagrams
• QuindĂo
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