Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
REPUGN
contest, contend, repugn
(verb) to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; “They contested the outcome of the race”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
repugn (third-person singular simple present repugns, present participle repugning, simple past and past participle repugned)
(archaic) To oppose or resist
Anagrams
• purgen
Source: Wiktionary
Re*pugn" (r-pn"), v. t. Etym: [F. répugner, L. repugnare, repugnatum; pref. re- + pugnare to fight. See Pugnacious.]
Definition: To fight against; to oppose; to resist. [R.] Stubbornly he did repugn the truth. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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