In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OXYTETRACYCLINE
oxytetracycline, hydroxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, Terramycin
(noun) a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
oxytetracycline (countable and uncountable, plural oxytetracyclines)
A tetracycline antibiotic that works by interfering with bacteria's ability to produce essential proteins.
Source: Wiktionary
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