Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
DIACONATE
Noun
diaconate (plural diaconates)
The rank of a deacon.
Deacons considered as a group; a body or board of deacons.
The period of office of a deacon.
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Source: Wiktionary
Di*ac"o*nate, n. Etym: [L. diaconatus: cf. F. diaconat.]
Definition: The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons.
Di*ac"o*nate, a.
Definition: Governed by deacons. "Diaconate church." T. Goodwin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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