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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SEARCHINGLY
(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”
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