Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
INTURGESCENCE
In`tur*ges"cence, n. Etym: [L. inturgescens, p. pr. of inturgescere to swell up. See 1st In-, and Turgescent.]
Definition: A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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