In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CROCONIC
Cro*con"ic (kr-kn"k), a. Etym: [Gr.
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling saffron; having the color of saffron; as, croconic acid.
2. Pertaining to, or derived from, croconic acid.
Croconic acid (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance, C5O3(OH)2, obtained from potassium carboxide, rhodizonic acid, and various phenol and quinone derivatives of benzene, and forming yellow or orange colored salts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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