Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ALNAGE
Etymology
Noun
alnage (plural alnages)
Measurement (of cloth) by the ell.
A duty paid for such measurement.
Anagrams
• Angela, Galena, anlage, galena, lagena
Source: Wiktionary
Al"nage, n., Etym: [OF. alnage, aulnage, F. aunage, fr. OF. alne ell, of Ger. origin: cf. OHG. elina, Goth. aleina, cubit. See Ell.] (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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