In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TRIMESITIC
Tri`me*sit"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + mesitylene + -ic.] (Chem.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or designating, a tribasic acid, C6H3.(CO2)3, of the aromatic series, obtained, by the oxidation of mesitylene, as a white crystalline substance. [Written also trimesic.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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