Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ABRADED
Verb
abraded
simple past tense and past participle of abrade
Source: Wiktionary
ABRADE
Ab*rade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Abrading.] Etym: [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See Rase, Raze.]
Definition: To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. Lyell.
A*brade", v. t.
Definition: Same as Abraid. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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