Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ANAMORPHISM
anamorphosis, anamorphism
(noun) a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner
anamorphism
(noun) metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth’s surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals
anamorphosis, anamorphism
(noun) the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anamorphism (plural anamorphisms)
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
Source: Wiktionary
An`a*mor"phism, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. A distorted image.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending. Huxley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RESTITUTION
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
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