In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BERBERINE
Noun
berberine (plural berberines)
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of alkaloid originally obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, goldthread, and other plants.
Source: Wiktionary
Ber"ber*ine, n. (Chem.)
Definition: An alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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