In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ZYMOLYSIS
zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment
(noun) a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
zymolysis (uncountable)
(chemistry) The action of enzymes in breaking down organic substances during fermentation
Source: Wiktionary
Zy*mol"y*sis, n. [NL. See Zyme, and Lysis.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: The action of enzymes; also, the changes produced by such action. --Zy`mo*lyt"ic (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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