Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
DEFOLIATE
defoliate, defoliated
(adjective) deprived of leaves
defoliate
(verb) strip the leaves or branches from; “defoliate the trees with pesticides”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
defoliate (third-person singular simple present defoliates, present participle defoliating, simple past and past participle defoliated)
(transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
Adjective
defoliate (comparative more defoliate, superlative most defoliate)
Deprived of leaves; defoliated.
Anagrams
• fileteado
Source: Wiktionary
De*fo"li*ate, De*fo"li*a`ted. a.
Definition: Deprived of leaves, as by their natural fall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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