In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DYNORPHIN
Noun
dynorphin (plural dynorphins)
(biochemistry) Any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin
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MALLET
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
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