In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HYDRATIONS
Noun
hydrations
plural of hydration
Source: Wiktionary
HYDRATION
Hy*dra"tion, n. (Chem.)
Definition: The act of becoming, or state of being, a hydrate. Water of hydration (Chem.), water chemically combined with some substance to form a hydrate; -- distinguished from water of crystallization.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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