In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANTIBACTERIAL
antibacterial
(adjective) destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth
antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide
(noun) any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
antibacterial (not comparable)
(pharmaceutical effect) Killing or inhibiting bacteria.
(archaic) Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.
Noun
antibacterial (plural antibacterials)
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.
Source: Wiktionary
An`ti*bac*te"ri*al, a. (Med.) (a) Inimical to bacteria; -- applied esp. to serum for protection against bacterial diseases. (b) Opposed to the bacterial theory of disease.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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