Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
AVIFAUNA
avifauna
(noun) the birds of a particular region or period
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
avifauna (usually uncountable, plural avifaunas or avifaunae)
The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.
Source: Wiktionary
A`vi*fau"na, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. avis bird + E. fauna.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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