Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ANACHRONISTIC
anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic
(adjective) chronologically misplaced; “English public schools are anachronistic”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
anachronistic (comparative more anachronistic, superlative most anachronistic)
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
Synonyms
• (erroneous in date): anachronous, anachronistical; see also anachronistic
• (not or no longer applicable or appropriate for the time): outdated, antiquated, obsolete; see also obsolete
• (having opinions from the past): behind the times, old-fashioned, traditional
Source: Wiktionary
An*ach`ro*nis"tic, a.
Definition: Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism. T. Warton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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