In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
oxytocin, Pitocin
(noun) hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oxytocin (countable and uncountable, plural oxytocins)
(hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk.
• isotocin
• mesotocin
• oxytocic
• oxytonic
Source: Wiktionary
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.