Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
HYPERKINESIS
Etymology
Noun
hyperkinesis (countable and uncountable, plural hyperkineses)
(pathology) Abnormally increased and sometimes uncontrollable activity or muscular movements.
(pathology) A condition especially of childhood characterized by hyperactivity.
Synonyms
• (condition characterized by hyperactivity): hyperkinetic disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`per*ki*ne"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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