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.
TRANQUILIZER
tranquilizer, tranquillizer, tranquilliser, antianxiety agent, ataractic drug, ataractic agent, ataractic
(noun) a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tranquilizer (plural tranquilizers)
That which tranquillizes or soothes.
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension; a sedative.
Synonyms
• (drug): tranq, trank (slang); tranx (slang, plural)
Source: Wiktionary
Tran"quil*i`zer, Tran"quil*li`zer, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, tranquilizes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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