In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PEROXIDASE
peroxidase
(noun) any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
peroxidase (plural peroxidases)
(enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that act on substrates such as hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides such as lipid peroxides.
Synonyms
• PX / Px (abbreviation)
Source: Wiktionary
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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