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.
SARDONYX
sardonyx
(noun) an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sardonyx (countable and uncountable, plural sardonyxes)
A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.
(heraldry) A tincture of sanguine colour when the blazoning is done by precious stones.
Source: Wiktionary
Sar"do*nyx, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Sard, and Onyx.] (Min.)
Definition: A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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