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.
EARWAX
cerumen, earwax
(noun) a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
earwax (uncountable)
A waxy substance secreted by the ear.
Synonyms
• cerumen (technical), wax
Source: Wiktionary
Ear"wax`, n. (Anat.)
Definition: See Cerumen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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