In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANHYDRIDE
anhydride
(noun) a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anhydride (plural anhydrides)
(chemistry) any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides
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An*hy"dride, n. Etym: [See Anhydrous.] (Chem.)
Definition: An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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