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.
OLIGOCENE
Oligocene, Oligocene epoch
(noun) from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
Oligocene (not comparable)
(geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 34 to 23 million years ago; marked by the rapid evolution in a warm climate.
Proper noun
Oligocene
(geology) The Oligocene epoch.
Anagrams
• oleogenic
Source: Wiktionary
Ol"i*go*cene, a. Etym: [Oligo- + Gr. (Geol.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods.
– n.
Definition: The Oligocene period. See the Chart of Geology.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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