Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
adulterine
(adjective) conceived in adultery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adulterine (comparative more adulterine, superlative most adulterine)
Spurious; due to adulteration.
Born of adultery.
Pertaining to adultery.
Illegal; unlicensed.
adulterine (plural adulterines)
(rare) One born of an adulterous union.
• An adulterine is not the same as a bastard, which is a person born out of wedlock.
Source: Wiktionary
A*dul"ter*ine, a.Etym: [L. adulterinus, fr. adulter.]
Definition: Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal. When any particular class of artificers or traders thought proper to act as a corporation without a charter, such were called adulterine guilds. Adam Smith.
A*dul"ter*ine, n.
Definition: An illegitimate child. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 July 2024
(verb) cause someone or something to move by driving; “She drove me to school every day”; “We drove the car to the garage”
Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.