In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ETHERIFICATIONS
Noun
etherifications
plural of etherification
Source: Wiktionary
ETHERIFICATION
E*ther`i*fi*ca"tion, n. (Chem.)
Definition: The act or process of making ether; specifically, the process by which a large quantity of alcohol is transformed into ether by the agency of a small amount of sulphuric, or ethyl sulphuric, acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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