Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
MARTELLING
Verb
martelling
present participle of martel
Source: Wiktionary
MARTEL
Mar"tel, v. i. Etym: [F. marteler, fr. martel, marteau, hammer, a dim. fr. L. martulus, marculus, dim. of marcus hammer. Cf. March to step.]
Definition: To make a blow with, or as with, a hammer. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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