Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
LEATHERETTE
leatherette, imitation leather
(noun) fabric made to look like leather
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
leatherette (countable and uncountable, plural leatherettes)
(countable, uncountable, also, attributively) A type of fabric, often plastic, made to imitate the appearance of leather.
Synonym: pleather
(countable, slang) A person who dresses in leather or imitation leather.
Notes
Source: Wiktionary
Leath"er*et, Leath`er*ette", n. Etym: [Leather + et, F. -ette.]
Definition: An imitation of leather, made of paper and cloth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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