Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
DEROGATION
derogation
(noun) (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; “any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed”
disparagement, depreciation, derogation
(noun) a communication that belittles somebody or something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
derogation (countable and uncountable, plural derogations)
An act which belittles; disparagement.
(legal) The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law.
Source: Wiktionary
Der`o*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. derogatio: cf. F. dérogation.]
1. The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of, from, or to. I hope it is no derogation to the Christian religion. Locke. He counted it no derogation of his manhood to be seen to weep. F. W. Robertson.
2. (Stock Exch.)
Definition: An alteration of, or subtraction from, a contract for a sale of stocks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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