Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
IMBUING
Verb
imbuing
present participle of imbue
Source: Wiktionary
IMBUE
Im*bue", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbued; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbuing.] Etym: [L. imbuere; pref. im- in + perh. a disused simple word akin to L. bibere to drink. Cf. Imbibe.]
1. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black.
2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good principles. Thy words with grace divine Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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