The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SANATIVE
curative, healing, alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeutic
(adjective) tending to cure or restore to health; “curative powers of herbal remedies”; “her gentle healing hand”; “remedial surgery”; “a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air”; “a therapeutic agent”; “therapeutic diets”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
sanative (comparative more sanative, superlative most sanative)
That cures or restores; curative or restorative
Noun
sanative (plural sanatives)
A curative or restorative remedy.
Anagrams
• Senavati
Source: Wiktionary
San"a*tive, a. Etym: [LL. sanativus.]
Definition: Having the power to cure or heal; healing; tending to heal; sanatory.
– San"a*tive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
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