Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CROSSLETS
Noun
crosslets
plural of crosslet
Source: Wiktionary
CROSSLET
Cross"let (-lEt), n. Etym: [Dim. of cross.]
1. A small cross. Spenser.
2. Etym: [Cf. OF. croisel crucible, and E. Cresset.]
Definition: A crucible. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Cross"let, a. (Her.)
Definition: Crossed again; -- said of a cross the arms of which are crossed. SeeCross-crosslet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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