Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
EXTENDER
Etymology
Noun
extender (plural extenders)
Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material.
Any of various components designed to extend the length of a device.
Any substance added to food to bulk it out, with a higher protein content than a filler.
(climbing) A runner, or quick-draw. (from sense #2)
(linguistics) A phrase that extends an expression to include further members of a set, e.g. "and stuff", "or something".
Anagrams
• re-extend, reextend, reëxtend
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tend"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, extends or stretches anything.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONSECRATION
(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”
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