Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
DISSIMILATE
dissimilate
(verb) become dissimilar or less similar; “These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time”
dissimilate
(verb) make dissimilar; cause to become less similar
dissimilate
(verb) become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities; “These consonants dissimilate”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
dissimilate (third-person singular simple present dissimilates, present participle dissimilating, simple past and past participle dissimilated)
(rare, transitive) To make dissimilar or unlike.
(rare, intransitive) To become dissimilar or unlike.
Anagrams
• dismalities
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*sim"i*late, v. t.
Definition: To render dissimilar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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