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.
THERIACA
Noun
theriaca (plural theriacas or theriacae)
theriac
Anagrams
• Iracheta
Source: Wiktionary
The"ri*ac, The*ri"a*ca, n. Etym: [L. theriaca an antidote against the bite of serpents, Gr. thériaque. See Treacle.]
1. (Old Med.)
Definition: An ancient composition esteemed efficacious against the effects of poison; especially, a certain compound of sixty-four drugs, prepared, pulverized, and reduced by means of honey to an electuary;
– called also theriaca Andromachi, and Venice treacle.
2. Treacle; molasses. British Pharm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ATROPHIED
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