In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MONOXIDE
monoxide
(noun) an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
monoxide (plural monoxides)
(chemistry) any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*nox"ide, n. Etym: [Mon- + oxide.] (Chem.)
Definition: An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium monoxide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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