Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SURMOUNTING
Verb
surmounting
present participle of surmount
Noun
surmounting (plural surmountings)
The act by which something is surmounted, or overcome.
A decorative feature that sits on top of something.
Source: Wiktionary
SURMOUNT
Sur*mount", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surmounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Surmounting.] Etym: [OE. sourmounten, OF. surmonter, sormonter, F. surmonter; sur over + monter to mount. See Sur-, and Mount, v. i.]
1. To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop. The mountains of Olympus, Athos, and Atlas, overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles. Macaulay.
3. To surpass; to exceed. Spenser. What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall delineate. Milton.
Syn.
– To conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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