Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
MICROWAVE
microwave, microwave oven
(noun) kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food
microwave
(noun) a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data
microwave, micro-cook, zap, nuke
(verb) cook or heat in a microwave oven; “You can microwave the leftovers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
microwave (plural microwaves)
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
Synonym: SHF
Coordinate terms: longwave, mediumwave, shortwave, UHF
Hypernyms: radio wave, wave
Hyponyms: K band, Ka band, Ku band, X band
Holonym: radio band
Ellipsis of microwave oven.
Verb
microwave (third-person singular simple present microwaves, present participle microwaving, simple past and past participle microwaved)
(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
Synonym: nuke (colloquial)
Source: Wiktionary
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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