Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
DEMERGE
Etymology 1
Verb
demerge (third-person singular simple present demerges, present participle demerging, simple past and past participle demerged)
(business) To separate companies that were formerly combined; to reverse a merger.
Etymology 2
Verb
demerge (third-person singular simple present demerges, present participle demerging, simple past and past participle demerged)
(obsolete) To plunge down into; to sink; to immerse.
Anagrams
• emerged
Source: Wiktionary
De*merge", v. t. Etym: [L. demergere.]
Definition: To plunge down into; to sink; to immerse. [Obs.] The water in which it was demerged. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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