Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
EXCORIATIONS
Noun
excoriations
plural of excoriation
Source: Wiktionary
EXCORIATION
Ex*co`ri*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. excoriation.]
1. The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
2. Stripping of possession; spoliation. [Obs.] A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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