In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
XYLENOLS
Noun
xylenols
plural of xylenol
Source: Wiktionary
XYLENOL
Xy"le*nol, n. Etym: [Xylene + -ol.] (Chem.)
Definition: Any one of six metameric phenol derivatives of xylene, obtained as crystalline substances, (CH3)2.C6H3.OH.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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