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.
EXFOLIATION
scale, scurf, exfoliation
(noun) a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
exfoliation
(noun) the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin; “exfoliation is increased by sunburn”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
exfoliation (countable and uncountable, plural exfoliations)
The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
The loss of leaves from a plant.
The removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*fo`li*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. exfoliation.]
Definition: The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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