In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UREIDE
Noun
ureide (plural ureides)
(chemistry) any compound, of general formula R-CO-NH-CO-NH2 or R-CO-NH-CO-NH-CO-R', formally derived by the acylation of urea
Source: Wiktionary
U"re*ide, n. (Chem.)
Definition: Any one of the many complex derivatives of urea; thus, hydantoin, and, in an extended dense, guanidine, caffeine, et., are ureides. [Written also ureid.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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