In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ARSENATE
arsenate
(noun) a salt or ester of arsenic acid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
arsenate (plural arsenates)
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of arsenic acid.
(chemistry) The anion AsO43-.
Anagrams
• Near East, arsetane, asterane, serenata
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"se*nate, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of arsenic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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