In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DIOXIN
dioxin
(noun) any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dioxin (plural dioxins)
(organic chemistry) Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.
(organic compound) The parent compound, dibenzo-p-dioxin, in which two benzene rings are connected vio two oxygen atoms; oxanthrene.
(organic compound) The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms and two double bonds.
Source: Wiktionary
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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