In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ISOLOGOUS
Etymology
Adjective
isologous (comparative more isologous, superlative most isologous)
(chemistry) Having similar proportions, similar relations, or similar differences of composition; said specifically of groups or series which differ by a constant difference.
Source: Wiktionary
I*sol"o*gous, a. Etym: [Iso- + Gr. (Chem.)
Definition: Having similar proportions, similar relations, or similar differences of composition; -- said specifically of groups or series which differ by a constant difference; as, ethane, ethylene, an acetylene, or their analogous compounds, form an isologous series.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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