Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
BETED
BETE
Beete, Bete, v. t. Etym: [AS. b to mend. See Better.]
1. To mend; to repair. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To renew or enkindle (a fire). [Obs.] Chaucer.
Bete, v. t.
Definition: To better; to mend. See Beete. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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