Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
MANTA
manta, manta ray, devilfish
(noun) extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
manta
(noun) a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
manta (plural mantas)
A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
Ellipsis of manta ray.
Anagrams
• Tamna, atman, manat
Noun
MANTA (plural MANTAs)
(military, US) Acronym of multiaxis no-tail aircraft.
Anagrams
• Tamna, atman, manat
Source: Wiktionary
Man"ta, n. Etym: [From the native name.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Coleoptera and Sea devil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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