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.
DIURETIC
Etymology
Homophones
• diarrhetic
• diaeretic
Adjective
diuretic (comparative more diuretic, superlative most diuretic)
Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.
Noun
diuretic (plural diuretics)
A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion.
Coordinate terms
• laxative
Source: Wiktionary
Di`u*ret"ic, a. Etym: [L. diureticus, Gr. diurétique.] (Med.)
Definition: Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine.
– n.
Definition: A medicine with diuretic properties. Diuretic salt (Med.), potassium acetate; -- so called because of its diuretic properties.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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