Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CONSECRATION
consecration
(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”
consecration
(noun) a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); “his consecration to study”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
consecration (countable and uncountable, plural consecrations)
The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`se*cra"tion, n. Etym: [L. consecratio: cf. F. consécration.]
Definition: The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication. Until the days of your consecration be at an end. Lev. viii. 33. Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only solemny declares it so. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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