An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
ADJUNCTIVE
adjunctive
(adjective) joining; forming an adjunct
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
adjunctive (not comparable)
forming an adjunct
additional; neither basic nor primary
(logic) the property of two operations x and y, such that ax(ayb) = a, and ay(axb) = a
Noun
adjunctive (plural adjunctives)
(grammar) a connector joining two components of the same weight, such as a coordinating conjunction
(manufacturing) a substance added as a supplement; often in the phrase "additives and adjunctives."
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*junc"tive, a. Etym: [L. adjunctivus, fr. adjungere. See Adjunct.]
Definition: Joining; having the quality of joining; forming an adjunct.
Ad*junc"tive, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, is joined.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CORRECTION
(noun) a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; “market runups are invariably followed by a correction”
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