Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
RENOVATION
renovation, redevelopment, overhaul
(noun) the act of improving by renewing and restoring; “they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property”; “a major overhaul of the healthcare system was proposed”
renovation, restoration, refurbishment
(noun) the state of being restored to its former good condition; “the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
renovation (countable and uncountable, plural renovations)
An act, or the process, of renovating.
(theology) Regeneration.
Source: Wiktionary
Ren`o**va"tion (-v"shn), n. Etym: [L.renovatio: cf. F. rénovation.]
Definition: The act or process of renovating; the state of being renovated or renewed. Thomson. There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation of the world. Rabbler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FABLED
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
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