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.
ILLAPSING
Verb
illapsing
present participle of illapse
Source: Wiktionary
ILLAPSE
Il*lapse", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Illapsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Illapsing.] Etym: [L. illapsus, p.p. of illabi; pref. il- in + labi to fall, slide.]
Definition: To fall or glide; to pass; -- usually followed by into. Cheyne.
Il*lapse", n. Etym: [L. illapsus. See Illapse, v. i.]
Definition: A gliding in; an immisson or entrance of one thing into another; also, a sudden descent or attack. Akenside. They sit silent . . . waiting for an illapse of the spirit. Jeffrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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