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.
LAXATION
loosening, laxation
(noun) the act of making something less tight
defecation, laxation, shitting
(noun) the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
laxation (countable and uncountable, plural laxations)
The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
Source: Wiktionary
Lax*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. laxatio, fr. laxare to loosen, fr. laxus loose, slack.]
Definition: The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEND
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
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