Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ACRYLAMIDE
acrylamide
(noun) a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals; “they claimed that acrylamide is produced when certain carbohydrates are baked or fried at high temperatures”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
acrylamide (plural acrylamides)
(organic compound) The amide of acrylic acid, CH2=CH.CONH2; used in the manufacture of polyacrylamides.
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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