Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
OBSECRATION
Noun
obsecration (plural obsecrations)
An earnest supplication made in the name of God
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"se*cra"tion, n. Etym: [L. obsecratio: cf. F. obsecration.]
1. The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By." Bp. Stillingfeet. Shipley.
2. (Rhet.)
Definition: A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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