Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
PUNCTULATE
Adjective
punctulate (comparative more punctulate, superlative most punctulate)
Marked with small spots or punctures.
Verb
punctulate (third-person singular simple present punctulates, present participle punctulating, simple past and past participle punctulated)
(transitive) To mark with small spots or punctures.
Source: Wiktionary
Punc"tu*late, Punc"tu*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. punctulum, dim. of punctum point.]
Definition: Marked with small spots. The studs have their surface punctulated, as if set all over with other studs infinitely lesser. Woodward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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