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.
torrefying
present participle of torrefy
Source: Wiktionary
Tor"re*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Torrefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Torrefying.] Etym: [L. torrere to parch + -fy: cf. F. torréfier, L. torrefacere.] [Written also torrify.]
1. To dry by a fire. Sir T. Browne.
2. (Metal.)
Definition: To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.
3. (Pharm.)
Definition: To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 May 2025
(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”
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.