Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
WILTED
wilted, limp
(adjective) without energy or will; “gave a limp handshake”; “a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know” G.K.Chesterton; “the afternoon heat left her feeling wilted”
wilted
(adjective) (of plants) limp due to heat, loss of water, or disease; “wilted lettuce”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
wilted (comparative more wilted, superlative most wilted)
(of plants) Drooping, typically due to lack of water.
Verb
wilted
simple past tense and past participle of wilt
Anagrams
• twidle
Source: Wiktionary
WILT
Wilt,
Definition: 2d pers. sing. of Will.
Wilt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wilting.] Etym: [Written also welt, a modification of welk.]
Definition: To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
Wilt, v. t.
1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.]
2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility. Dr. T. Dwight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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