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.
FLOCCULE
floccule, floc
(noun) a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
floccule (plural floccules)
A small, loosely aggregated mass of material suspended in, or precipitated from a solution; a floc.
Source: Wiktionary
Floc"cule, n. [See Flocculus.]
1. A detached mass of loosely fibrous structure like a shredded tuft of wool.
2. (Chem.) Specif.: A small particle of an insoluble substance formed in a liquid by the union of smaller particles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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