In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CISTRON
gene, cistron, factor
(noun) (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; “genes were formerly called factors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cistron (plural cistrons)
The unit of hereditary material (e.g. DNA) that encodes one protein; sometimes used interchangeably with the word gene.
Synonym: gene (sometimes)
Anagrams
• Citrons, citrons, cornist, cortins
Source: Wiktionary
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LEND
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
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