In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANTIPERISTALTIC
Etymology
Adjective
antiperistaltic (not comparable)
(physiology) Of or relating to antiperistalsis.
(pharmaceutical effect) That blocks or stops peristalsis.
Noun
antiperistaltic (plural antiperistaltics)
A drug that blocks peristalsis.
Source: Wiktionary
An`ti*per`i*stal"tic, a. (Med.)
Definition: Opposed to, or checking motion; acting upward; -- applied to an inverted action of the intestinal tube.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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