Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ESTIVATE
estivate, aestivate
(verb) sleep during summer; “certain animals estivate”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
estivate (third-person singular simple present estivates, present participle estivating, simple past and past participle estivated)
(intransitive) To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.
Anagrams
• aviettes, evitates
Source: Wiktionary
Es"ti*val, a., Es"ti*vate , v. i., Es`ti*va"tion , n.
Definition: Same as Æstival, Æstivate, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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