Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ERST
once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst
(adverb) at a previous time; “at one time he loved her”; “her erstwhile writing”; “she was a dancer once”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
erst (not comparable)
(obsolete) First.
Etymology 2
Adverb
erst (not comparable)
(obsolete) First of all, before (some other specified thing).
(obsolete) Sooner (than); before.
(archaic, poetic) Formerly, once, erstwhile.
Anagrams
• 'rest, -ster, ERTs, REST, Rest., SERT, rest, rest., rets, tres
Source: Wiktionary
Erst, adv. Etym: [Orig. superlative of ere; AS. . See Ere.] [Archaic]
1. First. Chaucer.
2. Previously; before; formerly; heretofore. Chaucer. Tityrus, with whose style he had erst disclaimed all ambition to match his pastoral pipe. A. W. Ward. At erst, at first; at the beginning.
– Now at erst, at this present time. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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