In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EMETINES
EMETINE
Em"e*tine (; 104), n. Etym: [See Emetic.] (Chem.)
Definition: A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
9 March 2025
CLOG
(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
Coffee Trivia
