Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ENFEEBLEMENT
debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion
(noun) serious weakening and loss of energy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enfeeblement (countable and uncountable, plural enfeeblements)
The act of enfeebling; debilitation, enervation or devitalization
Source: Wiktionary
En*fee"ble*ment, n.
Definition: The act of weakening; enervation; weakness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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