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.
MANNITOL
mannitol, Osmitrol
(noun) a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mannitol (countable and uncountable, plural mannitols)
(organic compound) a polyhydroxy alcohol, an isomer of sorbitol, used as an artificial sweetener
Synonyms
• E421 when used as a sweetener
Source: Wiktionary
Man"ni*tol, n. Etym: [Mannite + -ol.] (Chem.)
Definition: The technical name of mannite. See Mannite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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