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.
SYNTHESIZE
synthesize, synthesise
(verb) combine so as to form a more complex, product; “his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony”; “The liver synthesizes vitamins”
synthesize
(verb) combine and form a synthesis; “Vitamin D only synthesizes when sunlight is available”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
synthesize (third-person singular simple present synthesizes, present participle synthesizing, simple past and past participle synthesized)
(transitive) To combine two or more things to produce a new product.
(intransitive, of two or more things) To be combined producing a new, more complex product.
(transitive, chemistry) To produce a substance by chemical synthesis.
(intransitive, chemistry, of a substance) To be produced by chemical synthesis.
Source: Wiktionary
Syn"the*size, v. t.
1. To combine by synthesis; to unite.
2. To produce by synthesis; as, to synthesize albumin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
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