Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ELUTRIATION
Noun
elutriation (plural elutriations)
The process of separating the lighter particles from the heavier ones by means of an upward directed stream of gas or liquid.
Source: Wiktionary
E*lu`tri*a"tion, n.
Definition: The process of elutriating; a decanting or racking off by means of water, as finer particles from heavier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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