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.
XYLYL
Etymology
Noun
xylyl (plural xylyls)
(organic compound) Any of several univalent radicals, of formula (CH3)2C6H3- derived from the three isomers of xylene: ortho-, meta- and para- (di-methyl benzene).
Synonyms
• xylenyl (dated)
Source: Wiktionary
Xy"lyl, n. Etym: [Xylo- + -yl.] (Chem.)
Definition: Any one of three metameric radicals which are characteristic respectively of the three xylenes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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