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.
HYGIENIC
hygienic, hygienical
(adjective) tending to promote or preserve health; “hygienic habits like using disposable tissues”; “hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hygienic (comparative more hygienic, superlative most hygienic)
Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary.
(computing, slang, of a macro) Whose expansion is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
Antonyms
• unhygienic
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`gi*en"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. hygiénique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to health or hygiene; sanitary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DESIRABLE
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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