Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ABSTERGES
Verb
absterges
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absterge
Source: Wiktionary
ABSTERGE
Ab*sterge, v. t. Etym: [L. abstergere, abstersum; ab, abs + tergere to wipe. Cf. F absterger.]
Definition: To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge. [R.] Quincy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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