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.
GLOCHIDIA
GLOCHIDIUM
glochidium, glochid
(noun) a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
glochidia
plural of glochidium
Source: Wiktionary
GLOCHIDIUM
Glo*chid"i*um, n.; pl. Glochidia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The larva or young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a parasite upon the parent's gills.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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11 May 2025
MALLET
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
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