In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PIPERIC
Pi*per"ic, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, or designating, a complex organic acid found in the products of different members of the Pepper family, and extracted as a yellowish crystalline substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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