Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
FLAMMING
Verb
flamming
present participle of flam
Source: Wiktionary
FLAM
Flam, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. fleám, fl, floght. sq. root 84 . Cf. Flimflam.]
Definition: A freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion. [Obs.] A perpetual abuse and flam upon posterity. South.
Flam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flammed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Flamming.]
Definition: To deceive with a falsehood. [Obs.] God is not to be flammed off with lies. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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