In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TITRATION
titration
(noun) a measured amount of a solution of unknown concentration is added to a known volume of a second solution until the reaction between them is just complete; the concentration of the unknown solution (the titer) can then be calculated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
titration (countable and uncountable, plural titrations)
(analytical chemistry) The determination of the concentration of some substance in a solution by slowly adding measured amounts of some other substance (normally using a burette) until a reaction is shown to be complete, for instance by the colour change of an indicator.
Anagrams
• attrition
Source: Wiktionary
Ti*tra"tion, n. (Chem.)
Definition: The act or process of titrating; a substance obtained by titrating.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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