Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
COUNTERSHAFT
Etymology
Noun
countershaft (plural countershafts)
A jackshaft
Source: Wiktionary
Coun"ter*shaft` (koun"tr-shft`), n. (Mach.)
Definition: An intermediate shaft; esp., one which receives motion from a line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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