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.
EXPLANATORY
explanatory
(adjective) serving or intended to explain or make clear; “explanatory notes”; “an explanatory paragraph”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
explanatory (comparative more explanatory, superlative most explanatory)
Intended to serve as an explanation.
(of a person) Disposed to explain.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*plan"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. explanatorius.]
Definition: Serving to explain; containing explanation; as explanatory notes. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
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