Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
EPHORI
EPHOR
Eph"or, n.; pl. Ephors, L. Ephori. Etym: [L. ephorus, Gr. éphore.] (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: A magistrate; one of a body of five magistrates chosen by the people of ancient Sparta. They exercised control even over the king.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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