In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DICHLOROBENZENE
Etymology
Noun
dichlorobenzene (plural dichlorobenzenes)
(organic compound) Any of three isomeric derivatives of benzene in which two hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine; they are used as solvents and in organic synthesis.
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(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
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