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.
EXOTHERMIC
exothermic, exothermal, heat-releasing
(adjective) (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with the liberation of heat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
exothermic (comparative more exothermic, superlative most exothermic)
(chemistry, of a reaction) That releases energy in the form of heat.
(chemistry, of a compound) That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition
(zoology) Of an animal: whose body temperature is regulated by external factors; cold-blooded.
Synonyms
• exothermal
Antonyms
• endothermic
Anagrams
• hemicortex
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`o*ther"mic, a. [Pref. exo-+ thermic.] (Chem.)
Definition: Characterized by, or formed with, evolution of heat; as, an exothermic reaction; -- opposed to endothermic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ELOQUENCE
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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