Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ADIPIC
Etymology
Adjective
adipic (not comparable)
(organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid.
(organic chemistry) Of, or derived from adipic acid.
Source: Wiktionary
A*dip"ic, a. Etym: [L. adeps, adipis, fat.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; -- applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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