In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ULTRAMICROTOME
Etymology
Noun
ultramicrotome (plural ultramicrotomes)
A microtome that cuts extremely thin slices of tissue, especially for use in electron microscopy.
Verb
ultramicrotome (third-person singular simple present ultramicrotomes, present participle ultramicrotoming, simple past and past participle ultramicrotomed)
To cut into sections by means of an ultramicrotome
Source: Wiktionary
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