Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
UPSHIFT
Etymology
Noun
upshift (plural upshifts)
(automotive, cycling) A shift to a higher gear
A shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth, economic level, etc.
Verb
upshift (third-person singular simple present upshifts, present participle upshifting, simple past and past participle upshifted)
(automotive, cycling) To shift to a higher gear
(transitive) To shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth rate, economic level, etc.
Antonyms
• downshift
Source: Wiktionary
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