METCHNIKOV

Metchnikoff, Elie Metchnikoff, Metchnikov, Elie Metchnikov, Ilya Ilich Metchnikov

(noun) Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

27 July 2024

BOORISH

(adjective) ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; “was boorish and insensitive”; “the loutish manners of a bully”; “her stupid oafish husband”; “aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude”


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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