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.
MEPHITIS
Mephitis, genus Mephitis
(noun) in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae
malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis
(noun) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
mephitis
(noun) a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Mephitis
Alternative form of Mefitis
Anagrams
• shiptime, timeship
Etymology
Noun
mephitis (countable and uncountable, plural mephitises)
A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as emitted from the earth; an unpleasant smell.
(homeopathy) A dilution of fluids derived from skunks or polecats.
Synonyms
• (unpleasant smell): malodour, stench, reek
Anagrams
• shiptime, timeship
Source: Wiktionary
Me*phi"tis, n. Etym: [L. mephitis : cf. F. méphitis.]
1. Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of mammals, including the skunks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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