Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ACICULATE
aciculate
(adjective) related to plants or animals or crystals having aciculae or needlelike parts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
aciculate (comparative more aciculate, superlative most aciculate)
Furnished with aciculae.
acicular
Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.
Source: Wiktionary
A*cic"u*late, A*cic"u*la"ted a. (Nat. Hist.) (a) Furnished with aciculæ. (b) Acicular. (c) Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle. Lindley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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