Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ATROPHIES
Noun
atrophies
plural of atrophy
Anagrams
• tephrosia
Source: Wiktionary
ATROPHY
At"ro*phy, n. Etym: [L. atrophia, Gr. atrophie.]
Definition: A wasting away from want of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. Milton.
At"ro*phy, v. t. [p. p. Atrophied.]
Definition: To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
At"ro*phy, v. i.
Definition: To waste away; to dwindle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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