Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
INCUMBENTS
Noun
incumbents
plural of incumbent
Source: Wiktionary
INCUMBENT
In*cum"bent, a. Etym: [L. incumbens, -entis, p. pr. of incumbere to lie down upon, press upon; pref. in- in, on + cumbere (in comp.); akin to cubare to lie down. See Incubate.]
1. Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed; superincumbent. Two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it. Sir H. Wotton. To move the incumbent load they try. Addison.
2. Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation; obligatory; always with on or upon. All men, truly zealous, will perform those good works that are incumbent on all Christians. Sprat.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: Leaning or resting; -- said of anthers when lying on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies against the back of one of them. Gray.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on, something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird.
In*cum"bent, n.
Definition: A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any office. The incumbent lieth at the mercy of his patron. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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