In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NITROCELLULOSE
Etymology
Noun
nitrocellulose (countable and uncountable, plural nitrocelluloses)
(organic compound) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.
Synonyms
• cellulose nitrate
• gun cotton
• nitrocotton
• pyrocellulose
• pyroxylin
Source: Wiktionary
Ni`tro*cel"lu*lose`, n. Etym: [Nitro- + cellulose.] (Chem.)
Definition: See Gun cotton, under Gun.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
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