Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CUNCTATOR
procrastinator, postponer, cunctator
(noun) someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cunctator (plural cunctators)
One who delays or lingers.
Source: Wiktionary
Cunc*ta"tor (knk-t"tr), n. Etym: [L., lit., a delayer; -- applied as a surname to Q. Fabius Maximus.]
Definition: One who delays or lingers. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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