In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CHONDRULE
chondrule
(noun) small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chondrule (plural chondrules)
A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.
Source: Wiktionary
Chon"drule, n. Etym: [Dim. from Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imdedded more or less aboundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called chondrites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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