You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
SULPHONIC
Adjective
sulphonic (not comparable)
Alternative spelling of sulfonic
Source: Wiktionary
Sul*phon"ic, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, a sulphone; -- used specifically to designate any one of a series of acids (regarded as acid ethereal salts of sulphurous acid) obtained by the oxidation of the mercaptans, or by treating sulphuric acid with certain aromatic bases (as benzene); as, phenyl sulphonic acid, C6H5.SO2.OH, a stable colorless crystalline substance. Sulphonic group (Chem.), the hypothetical radical, SO2.OH, the characteristic residue of sulphonic acids.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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