Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
DETAINING
Verb
detaining
present participle of detain
Noun
detaining (plural detainings)
The act by which someone is detained; detention.
Source: Wiktionary
DETAIN
De*tain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detained; p. pr. & vb. n. Detaining.] Etym: [F. détenir, L. detinere, detentum; de + tenere to hold. See Tenable.]
1. To keep back or from; to withhold. Detain not the wages of the hireling. Jer. Taylor.
2. To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident. Let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. Judges xiii. 15.
3. To hold or keep in custody.
Syn.
– To withhold; retain; stop; stay; arrest; check; retard; delay; hinder.
De*tain", n.
Definition: Detention. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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