In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TRIKOSANE
Tri"ko*sane, n. Etym: [Pref. tri- + Gr. (Chem.)
Definition: A hydrocarbon, C23H48, of the methane series, resembling paraffin; -- so called because it has twenty-three atoms of carbon in the molecule.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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