Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CESSPOOL
cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump
(noun) a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cesspool (plural cesspools)
An underground pit where sewage is held.
(by extension) A filthy place.
Synonyms
• septic tank
• cesspit
• gongpit
Source: Wiktionary
Cess"pool`, n. Etym: [See Sesspol.]
Definition: A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptace of filth. [Written also sesspool.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYPOTHETICAL
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