Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ABLACTATE
wean, ablactate
(verb) gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of motherās milk; āshe weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milkā; āThe kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottleā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ab*lac"tate, v. t. Etym: [L. ablactatus, p. p. of ablactare; ab + lactare to suckle, fr. lac milk.]
Definition: To wean. [R.] Bailey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACRIMONIOUS
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