In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HORMONES
Noun
hormones
plural of hormone
Anagrams
• moorhens, rho meson
Source: Wiktionary
HORMONE
Hor"mone (hôr"mon), n. [From Gr. "orma`ein to excite.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A chemical substance formed in one organ and carried in the circulation to another organ on which it exerts a stimulating effect; thus, according to Starling, the gastric glands are stimulated by a hormone from the pyloric mucous membrane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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