Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CONTEK
Con"tek, n. Etym: [OE. conteck, conteke, contake, perh. a corruption either of contact or contest.]
1. Quarrel; contention; contest. [Obs.] Contek with bloody knife. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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