In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEGLUTINATES
Verb
deglutinates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deglutinate
Source: Wiktionary
DEGLUTINATE
De*glu"ti*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deglutinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Deglutinating.] Etym: [L. deglutinatus, p. p. of deglutinare to deglutinate; de- + glutinare to glue, gluten glue.]
Definition: To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unties; to unglue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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