QUINONES

Etymology

Proper noun

Quinones (plural Quinoneses)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Quinones is the 1014th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 34468 individuals. Quinones is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.52%) individuals.

Noun

quinones

plural of quinone

Source: Wiktionary


QUINONE

Qui"none, n. Etym: [Quinine + ketone.] (Chem.)

Definition: A crystalline substance, C6H4O2 (called also benzoketone), first obtained by the oxidation of quinic acid and regarded as a double ketone; also, by extension, any one of the series of which quinone proper is the type. [Written also chinone, kinone.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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