Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
DESCENDER
descender
(noun) (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters
descender
(noun) a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
descender
(noun) someone who descends
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
descender (plural descenders)
A person or thing that descends.
(typography) The part of a lowercase letter that is drawn below the bottom of lowercase letters.
(cycling) A cyclist who excels at fast descents.
A belay device used in rock climbing
Synonyms
• (typography):tail
Anagrams
• redescend
Source: Wiktionary
De*scend"er, n.
Definition: One who descends.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INITIALISM
(noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”
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