RECEPTACULA

Noun

receptacula

plural of receptaculum

Source: Wiktionary


RECEPTACULUM

Rec`ep*tac"u*lum, n.; pl. Receptacula. Etym: [L.] (Anat.)

Definition: A receptacle; as, the receptaculum of the chyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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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