Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
INACTION
inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
(noun) the state of being inactive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
inaction (countable and uncountable, plural inactions)
Lack of action or activity or labor
Synonyms: idleness, rest, inertness, inertia
Anagrams
• intonaci, nicotian
Source: Wiktionary
In*ac"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in. not + action: cf. inaction.]
Definition: Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness. Berkeley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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