In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANESTHETIC
anaesthetic, anesthetic
(adjective) relating to or producing insensibility
anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent
(noun) a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
anesthetic (comparative more anesthetic, superlative most anesthetic)
(American spelling) Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
Noun
anesthetic (plural anesthetics)
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
Anagrams
• chainettes, entheastic
Source: Wiktionary
An`es*the"si*a, n., An`es*thet"ic, a.
Definition: Same as Anæsthesia, Anæsthetic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHEMICAL
(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”
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