Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
DISCALCEATE
discalced, discalceate, unshod
(adjective) (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals; “discalced friars”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
discalceate (third-person singular simple present discalceates, present participle discalceating, simple past and past participle discalceated)
(rare) To remove shoes or other footwear.
Adjective
discalceate (not comparable)
(rare) barefoot
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cal"ce*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. discalceatus unshod; dis- + calceus shoe.]
Definition: To pull off shoes or sandals from. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYPOTHETICAL
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
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