Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ACCRETE
accrete
(verb) grow or become attached by accretion; “The story accreted emotion”
accrete
(verb) grow together (of plants and organs); “After many years the rose bushes grew together”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
accrete (third-person singular simple present accretes, present participle accreting, simple past and past participle accreted)
(intransitive) To grow together, combine; to fuse.
(intransitive) To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
(transitive) To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.
Usage notes
• (to fuse): Used with the word to.
Adjective
accrete (not comparable)
Characterized by accretion; made up
(botany) Grown together
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*crete", v. i. Etym: [From L. accretus, p. p. of accrescere to increase.]
1. To grow together.
2. To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with to.
Ac*crete", v. t.
Definition: To make adhere; to add. Earle.
Ac*crete", a.
1. Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Grown together. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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