Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
FUSILS
Noun
fusils
plural of fusil
Source: Wiktionary
FUSIL
Fu"sil, a. Etym: [L. fusilis molten, fluid, fr. fundere, fusum, to pour, cast. See Fuse, v. t.]
1. Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat; fusible. [R.] "A kind of fusil marble" Woodward.
2. Running or flowing, as a liquid. [R.] "A fusil sea." J. Philips.
3. Formed by melting and pouring into a mold; cast; founded. [Obs.] Milton.
Fu"sil, n. Etym: [F. fusil, LL. fosile a steel for kindling fire, from L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LLL. fire. See Focus, and cf. Fusee a firelock.]
Definition: A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use.
Fu"sil, n. Etym: [See 3d Fusee.] (Her.)
Definition: A bearing of a rhomboidal figure; -- named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle.
Note: It differs from a lozenge in being longer in proportion to its width.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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