Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
DESENSITIZATION
desensitization, desensitisation
(noun) the process of reducing sensitivity; “the patient was desensitized to the allergen”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
desensitization (countable and uncountable, plural desensitizations)
The act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation.
Source: Wiktionary
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