In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
XENOGENEIC
xenogeneic
(adjective) denoting or relating to cells or tissues from individuals belonging to different species
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
xenogeneic (not comparable)
(genetics) Derived from a different species and therefore genetically and immunologically incompatible
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19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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