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.
TOLYL
Noun
tolyl (plural tolyls)
(organic chemistry) Any of the three isomeric univalent aromatic radicals derived from toluene
Source: Wiktionary
Tol"yl, n. Etym: [Toluic + -yl.] (Chem.)
Definition: The hydrocarbon radical, CH3.C6H4, regarded as characteristic of certain compounds of the aromatic series related to toluene; as, tolyl carbinol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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