Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
PONTLEVIS
Etymology
Noun
pontlevis
(obsolete) A drawbridge.
(obsolete) The act of a horse that rears up on its hind legs, risking tumbling backward and falling upon the rider.
Source: Wiktionary
Pont"le*vis, n. Etym: [F., properly, a drawbridge.] (Man.)
Definition: The action of a horse in rearing repeatedly and dangerously.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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