In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ONIUM
Etymology 1
Noun
onium (plural oniums)
(chemistry) any cation derived by the addition of a proton to the hydride of any element of the nitrogen, chalcogen or halogen families
(chemistry) any organic derivative of these compounds
Etymology 2
Noun
onium (plural onia)
(physics) the bound pair of a particle and its antiparticle
Source: Wiktionary
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NEGLECT
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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