Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
MANGONIZE
Man"go*nize, v. t. Etym: [L. mangonizare, fr. mango a dealer in slaves or wares, to which he tries to give an appearance of greater value by decking them out or furbishing them up.]
Definition: To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage. [Obs. or R.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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