Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
ANTICHLOR
Noun
antichlor (plural antichlors)
(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfite
Source: Wiktionary
An"ti*chlor, n. Etym: [Pref. anti- + chlorine.] (Chem.)
Definition: Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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