Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
WASTEFULNESS
waste, wastefulness, dissipation
(noun) useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; “if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste”; “mindless dissipation of natural resources”
thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness
(noun) the trait of wasting resources; “a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste”; “the wastefulness of missed opportunities”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wastefulness (countable and uncountable, plural wastefulnesses)
imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
Source: Wiktionary
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SOUARI
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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