Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
PARALYZING
Adjective
paralyzing (comparative more paralyzing, superlative most paralyzing)
That paralyzes.
Verb
paralyzing
present participle of paralyze
Source: Wiktionary
PARALYZE
Par"a*lyze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paralyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Paralyzing.] Etym: [F. paralyser. See Paralysis.]
1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.
2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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