In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANTHELMINTIC
anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal
(adjective) capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic
(noun) a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
anthelmintic (comparative more anthelmintic, superlative most anthelmintic)
(pharmaceutical effect) Destructive to parasitic intestinal worms.
Noun
anthelmintic (plural anthelmintics)
(medicine) A drug for the treatment of intestinal worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.
Source: Wiktionary
An"thel*min"tic, a. Etym: [Pref. anti- + Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Good against intestinal worms.
– An anthelmintic remedy. [Written also anthelminthic.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
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