In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NEUTROPHILE
neutrophil, neutrophile
(noun) the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
neutrophile (plural neutrophiles)
(biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
Source: Wiktionary
Neu"tro*phile, Neu"tro*phil, n. [L. neuter + Gr. loving.] (Physiol.)
Definition: One of a group of leucocytes whose granules stain only with neutral dyes. -- Neu"tro*phil"ic (#), a., Neu*troph"i*lous (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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