In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MECONATE
Etymology
Noun
meconate (plural meconates)
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of meconic acid
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• metacone, metocean
Source: Wiktionary
Mec"o*nate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. méconate.] (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of meconic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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