In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MANNITIC
Etymology
Adjective
mannitic (not comparable)
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from mannite.
Source: Wiktionary
Man*nit"ic, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, mannite. Mannitic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous substance, intermediate between saccharic acid and mannite, and obtained by the partial oxidation of the latter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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