Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ACCUMULATORS
Noun
accumulators
plural of accumulator
Source: Wiktionary
ACCUMULATOR
Ac*cu"mu*la`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
1. One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges, etc.
3. A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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