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.
PYROELECTRIC
pyroelectric, pyroelectrical
(adjective) relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pyroelectric
of, relating to, or exhibiting pyroelectricity
Noun
pyroelectric (plural pyroelectrics)
a pyroelectric substance
Source: Wiktionary
Pyr`o*e*lec"tric, a. Etym: [Pyro- + electric.] (Physics)
Definition: Pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving electric polarity when heated.
Pyr`o*e*lec"tric, n. (Physics)
Definition: A substance which becomes electrically polar when heated, exhibiting opposite charges of statical electricity at two separate parts, especially the two extremities.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
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