Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
MALTREATED
abused, ill-treated, maltreated, mistreated
(adjective) subjected to cruel treatment; “an abused wife”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
maltreated
simple past tense and past participle of maltreat
Source: Wiktionary
MALTREAT
Mal*treat", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maltreated; p. pr. & vb. n. Maltreating.] Etym: [Mal- + treat: cf. F. maltraiter.]
Definition: To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
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